| Egyptian Earth Contributor(s): Al-Sharqawi, Adel Rahman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0863563260 ISBN-13: 9780863563263 Publisher: Saqi Books OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: A 12-year-old boy returns from his school in Cairo to find his village torn by feud and fear. A corrupt official has ordered the peasants to irrigate their fields in five days, instead of the customary ten - a demand which threatens to disrupt the whole life of the village. A schoolmaster, Sheikh Hassouna, urges the villagers to rebel. But it takes many attempts, some disastrous, others comical and touching, before they join forces and stand against their oppressors. Set in the 1930s, Sharqawi's novel was first published as al-Ard [The Earth] in 1954 - two years after the Egyptian revolution - and appeared in Desmond Stewart's excellent translation in 1962. It has also been translated into French, Russian and other languages, and was turned into a popular film by the well-known Egyptian director Youssef Chahine. "Egyptian Earth" is an epic drama of great power, and an unchallenged masterpiece of modern Arabic literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.04" W x 8.5" (1.05 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in Egypt in the 1930s, this novel tells the story of a village torn apart by a feud which eventually results in the villagers rising up and rebelling against the tyrannical rule of the local government officials. |