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The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian Writer in the Swinging Sixties Volume 2: 1966--68
Hawas May
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Description for The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian Writer in the Swinging Sixties Volume 2: 1966--68
Hardcover. The captivating diaries of an Egyptian political exile, novelist, and libertine intellectual in sixties Europe Editor(s): Hawas, May. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 1HBE; BGLA; BM; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
In 1968 Egyptian novelist and political exile Waguih Ghali committed suicide in the London flat of his editor, friend, and sometime lover, Diana Athill. Ghali left behind six notebooks of diaries that for decades were largely inaccessible to the public. The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian in the Swinging Sixties, in two volumes, is the first publication of its kind of the journals, casting fascinating light on a likable and highly enigmatic literary personality.Waguih Ghali (1930?-69), author of the acclaimed novel Beer in the Snooker Club, was a libertine, sponger, and manic depressive, but also an extraordinary writer, a ... Read more
In 1968 Egyptian novelist and political exile Waguih Ghali committed suicide in the London flat of his editor, friend, and sometime lover, Diana Athill. Ghali left behind six notebooks of diaries that for decades were largely inaccessible to the public. The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian in the Swinging Sixties, in two volumes, is the first publication of its kind of the journals, casting fascinating light on a likable and highly enigmatic literary personality.Waguih Ghali (1930?-69), author of the acclaimed novel Beer in the Snooker Club, was a libertine, sponger, and manic depressive, but also an extraordinary writer, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774168123
SKU
V9789774168123
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99-15
About Hawas May
May Hawas received her PhD in literature from Leuven University in 2014. In addition to her editorial experience she has worked in various NGOs concerned with women's issues and youth employment. Some of her short stories have been published in Mizna Journal, Yellow Medicine, and African Writing. She currently teaches English literature at the University of Alexandria.
Reviews for The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: An Egyptian Writer in the Swinging Sixties Volume 2: 1966--68
"Certainly a must-read for anyone interested in Ghali's work and perhaps of wider interest."
Marcia Lynx Qualey, Arabic Literature (in English) "Waguih Ghali's widely acclaimed novel "Beer in the Snooker Club" has become a classic of Arabic literature. Ghali, like other once marginalized authors and artists, has become an intellectual reference in and outside the Arab world for current ... Read more
Marcia Lynx Qualey, Arabic Literature (in English) "Waguih Ghali's widely acclaimed novel "Beer in the Snooker Club" has become a classic of Arabic literature. Ghali, like other once marginalized authors and artists, has become an intellectual reference in and outside the Arab world for current ... Read more