Parametry
- 279 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
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PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO is a fly-on-the-wall account - like THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - of life (for western readers) in a strange and exotic environment. Hugh Miles lives in Cairo and is engaged to an Egyptian woman. Twice a week he plays cards with a small group of Arab, Muslim women and through this medium he explores their lives in modern Cairo, the greatest of Arab cities. It is a secretive, romantic, often deprived but always soulful existence for the women as they struggle with abusive husbands and philandering boyfriends. The book is a window onto a city - and a way of life - which is at a crucial juncture in its history. Hugh Miles, who knows the Arab world intimately, is the perfect guide.
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Playing Cards in Cairo, Hugh Miles
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2011
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- Titul
- Playing Cards in Cairo
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Hugh Miles
- Vydavatel
- Abacus Software
- Rok vydání
- 2011
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 279
- ISBN10
- 0349119805
- ISBN13
- 9780349119809
- Série
- Hodnocení
- 3,6 z 5
- Anotace
- PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO is a fly-on-the-wall account - like THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - of life (for western readers) in a strange and exotic environment. Hugh Miles lives in Cairo and is engaged to an Egyptian woman. Twice a week he plays cards with a small group of Arab, Muslim women and through this medium he explores their lives in modern Cairo, the greatest of Arab cities. It is a secretive, romantic, often deprived but always soulful existence for the women as they struggle with abusive husbands and philandering boyfriends. The book is a window onto a city - and a way of life - which is at a crucial juncture in its history. Hugh Miles, who knows the Arab world intimately, is the perfect guide.