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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 Life of Cairo (AUC Press pbk edition, 2016) and Translating Egypt's Revolution (AUC Press, 2012). Klappentext Through its thematic organization, The Literary Atlas of Cairo traces the developments that have taken place over a century in modes of literary production, and presents a unique historical cross-section of the actors within the Cairene literary field, to provide an unprecedented, original, and indispensable educational and research tool for scholars and students as well as a much wider readership interested in Egypt and Cairo in particular as one of the globe's largest historic, multi-cultural urban centers. Vorwort Readings from literary works that re-construct and re-map the city of Cairo Zusammenfassung Bringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in Cairo’s geopolitics and its urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion within the expanding megacity. Through its thematic organization, The Literary Atlas of Cairo traces the developments that have taken place over a century in modes of literary production, and presents a unique historical cross-section of the actors within the Cairene literary field, to provide an unprecedented, original, and indispensable educational and research tool for scholars and students as well as a much wider readership interested in Egypt and Cairo in particular as one of the globe’s largest historic, multi-cultural urban centers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Cairo Mother of Cities 1. Prelude: Entering the City Victorious Muhammad al-Muwailihi, A Period of Time: A Study and Translation of Hadith ‘Isa ibn Hisham Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley Khairy Shalaby, The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets 2. Mapping Cairo 25 Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley Naguib Mahfouz, Khan al-Khalili Ismail Wali al-Din, Hammam al-Malatili Mahmoud Al-Wardani, Heads Ripe for Plucking Yahya Hakki, The Lamp of Umm Hashim Muhammad Galal, Mounira Days May al-Telmissany, Heliopolis Nabil Naoum Gorgy, Cairo Is a Small City Radwa Ashour, A Piece of Europe Midhat Gazalé, Pyramids Road Chafika Hamamsy, Zamalek: The Changing Life of a Cairo Elite, 1850–1945 Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley Yusuf Idris, The Siren Khairy Shalaby, Wedding Thief Sonallah Ibrahim, Sharaf Yasser Abdel-Latif, The Law of Inheritance May Khaled, The Last Seat in Ewart Hall Radwa Ashour, A Piece of Europe Ibrahim Farghali, The Smiles of the Saints Naim Sabri, District Seven M.M. Tawfik, Murder in the Tower of Happiness Mustafa Zikri, What Amin Did Not Know Yusuf Idris, The Dregs of the City Ibrahim Aslan, The Heron Hani Abdel-Mourid, Kyrie Eleison Hamdi Abu Golayyel, Thieves in Retirement Gamal al-Ghitani, The Guardian of the Shrine Salwa Bakr, Thirty-one Beautiful Green Trees Shehata al-Erian, The Women of Others Hamdy al-Gazzar, Black Magic Omar Taher, Looks Like It’s Busted Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Utopia Ibrahim Issa, Nationalist Ghosts 3. Public Spaces 151 Gamal al-Ghitani, Pyramid Texts Sonallah Ibrahim, Cairo from Edge to Edge Ismail Wali al-Din, Hammam al-Malatili Naguib Mahfouz, Khan al-Khalili Yusuf al-Sibaie, We Do Not Cultivate Thorns Anne-Marie Drosso, Cairo Stories Muhammad al-Fakharani, An Interval for Bewilderment Robert Solé, Birds of Passage Ihsan Abdel Quddus, Let the Sun Shine Hala El Badry, Swimming in a Hole Ihab Abdel Hamid, Failed Lovers Mahmoud Al-Wardani, Mall Music Khaled Al Kh...
