Zaat

Zaat

This unusual and much lauded novel tells the story of the life of an Egyptian woman - the eponymous Zaat - during the regimes of three Egyptian presidents: Abdel Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak. Imbued with an Egyptian sense of humor and deeply rooted in the culture and politics of the modern period, the novel takes a humorous but often black look at the changes that have occurred in Egypt over the past few decades. Zaat's life experiences and relationships are set against economic and social upheavals in a style that is both sophisticated and bawdy, highly ironic and often extremely poignant.

Zaat's story is interspersed and illustrated with extracts from newspapers of the day - headlines, articles, captions, death notices, advertisements -reflecting events and incidents contemporary with her life. Beautifully put together with bitter and cutting irony, they tell of corruption, financial scandals, torture, foreign debt, and social problems. The heroine epitomizes the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of simple folk tossed about on the stormy sea of modernization, consumerism, and the ever-present mirage of new wealth. Zaat is a brilliant social commentary that provides keen insights into how Egypt has come to be the way it is today.

Country	USA
Author	Sonallah Ibrahim
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: The American University in Cairo Press
EAN	9789774248443
Edition	1st Paperback Ed
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	9774248449
Label	American University in Cairo Press
Manufacturer	American University in Cairo Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	344
PublicationDate	2004-03-15
Publisher	American University in Cairo Press
Studio	American University in Cairo Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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