War in the Land of Egypt
- Paperback
- Hardcover
Synopsis
Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results. Qa'id's tale of the fiasco — steeped in irony and black humor — parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
Release date: October 1, 1986
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group Inc
Print pages: 192
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