The republic of false truths / Alaa Al Aswany. Translated from the Arabic by S.R. Fellowes.
Language: English Original language: Arabic Publication details: London : Faber and Faber, 2021.Description: 452 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 0571347606
- 9780571347605
- 9780571347599
- 0571347592
- 1981-2011
- Interpersonal relations -- Fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Repression (Psychology)
- Protest movements
- Politics and government
- Interpersonal relations
- Suspense fiction
- Protest movements -- Fiction
- Repression (Psychology) -- Fiction
- Cairo (Egypt) -- Fiction
- Egypt -- Cairo
- Egypt
- Egypt -- Protest movements -- Fiction
- Egypt -- Politics and government -- Fiction
- Egypt -- History -- 1981-2011 -- Fiction
- 892.737 23
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | ALA | Available | 062970 |
First published in Arabic in 2018 by Dar al Adab, Beirut, Lebanon.
"Cairo, 2011. After decades under a repressive regime, tensions are rising in the city streets. No one is out of reach of the revolution. There is General Alwany, a high-ranking member of the government's security agency, a pious man who loves his family yet won't hesitate to torture enemies of the state; Asma, a young teacher who chafes against the brazen corruption at her school; Ashraf, an out-of-work actor who is having an affair with his maid and who gets pulled into Tahrir Square through a chance encounter; Nourhan, a television personality who loyally defends those in power; and many more. As these lives collide, a new generation finds a voice, love blossoms across class divides, and the revolution gains strength. Even the general finds himself at a crossroads as his own daughter joins the protests. Yet the old regime will not give up without a fight. With an unforgettably vivid cast of characters and a heart-pounding narrative, Alaa Al Aswany gives us a deeply human portrait of the Egyptian Revolution, and an impassioned retelling of his country's turbulent recent history."--Provided by publisher.
Translated from the Arabic.