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Informationen zum Autor Samia Mehrez is professor of Arabic literature in the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilization and director of the Center for Translation Studies at the American University in Cairo. She is the editor of The Literary Atlas of Cairo (AUC Press pbk edition, 2016) and Translating Egypt's Revolution (AUC Press, 2012). Klappentext Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city. The seven chapters first introduce the reader to representations of some of Cairo's prominent profiles, both political and cultural, and their impact on the city's literary geography, before presenting a spectrum of readings of the city by its multiethnic, multinational, and multilingual writers across class, gender, and generation. Vorwort Readings from literary works that re-construct a century of Cairo’s changing social life Zusammenfassung Unlike The Literary Atlas of Cairo, which focuses on the literary geopolitics of the cityscape, this companion volume immerses the reader in the complex network of socioeconomic and cultural lives in the city. The seven chapters first introduce the reader to representations of some of Cairo’s prominent profiles, both political and cultural, and their impact on the city’s literary geography, before presenting a spectrum of readings of the city by its multiethnic, multinational, and multilingual writers across class, gender, and generation. Daunting images of colonial school experiences and startling contrasts of postcolonial educational realities are revealed, while Cairo’s moments of political participation and oppression are illustrated, as well as the space accorded to women within the city across history and class. Together, The Literary Atlas of Cairo and The Literary Life of Cairo produce a literary geography of Cairo that goes beyond the representation of space in literature to reconstruct the complex network of human relationships in that space. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Cairo, Mother of Cities, Again and Again 1. Icons of the City Robert Solé, Birds of Passage Ahmad Hussein, And Cairo Burned Nawal El Saadawi, Walking through Fire Ahdaf Soueif, In the Eye of the Sun Mohamed Mansi Qandil, Broken Soul Edward Said, Homage to a Belly Dancer Mahmoud Al-Wardani, Heads Ripe for Plucking Mohamed Mansi Qandil, Broken Soul Naguib Mahfouz, The Day the Leader was Killed Ahdaf Soueif, The Map of Love Ibrahim Issa, The Assassination of the Big Man 2. Cairo Cosmopolitan Ihsan Abdel Quddus, I am Free Fathy Ghanem, A Girl from Shubra Midhat Gazalé, Pyramids Road Chafika Hamamsy, Zamalek Colette Rossant, Apricots on the Nile Robert Solé, Birds of Passage Alaa Al Aswany, Mme Zitta Mendès, A Last Image Samia Serageldin, The Cairo House Mohamed Berrada, Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated Ghazi Abdel Rahman al-Qusaybi, The Apartment of Freedom Mahmoud Al-Wardani, Heads Ripe for Plucking Bahaa Abdelmegid, Saint Theresa Yasser Abdel Latif, The Law of Inheritance Alaa Al Aswany, The Yacoubian Building Hamdi Abu Golayyel, Thieves in Retirement 3. Going to School in Cairo Naguib Mahfouz, Palace Walk Hassan Hassan, In the House of Muhammad Ali Taha Hussein, The Days Ihab Hassan, Out of Egypt Leila Ahmed, A Border Passage Midhat Gazalé, Pyramids Road Laila Osayran, Colored Ribbons from My Life Edward Said, Out of Place Ihsan Abdel Quddus, I am Free Mohamed Berrada, Like a Summer Never to Be Repeated Miral al-Tahawy, The Blue Aubergine Khaled Al Khamissi, Taxi 4. The Street Is Ours? Naguib Mahfouz, Palace Walk Huda Shaarawi, Harem Years Latifa al-Zayyat, The Open Door Ahmad ...
