| #18373302 in Books | 2005-05-01 | Original language:Arabic | PDF # 1 | 7.80 x1.20 x5.70l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 264 pages|||
'A remarkable and often funny book . . . A classic of modern Egyptian literature.' --The Observer ||'An acknowledged masterpiece of modern Arabic literature.' --University Press Book News ||'This is a classic novel, an achievement in fiction
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...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Egyptian Earth | Adel Rahman al-Sharqawi. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
