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War in the Land of Egypt
Overview
Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results. Qa'id's tale of the fiasco -- steeped in irony and black humor -- parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781566562270
- ISBN-10: 1566562279
- Publisher: Interlink Books
- Publish Date: November 1997
- Dimensions: 8 x 5.28 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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