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Hes the boy who collects the onion peelings and washes down the tiles and gets it in the neck from the cooks. Friendly fire, the first collection of short stories from alaa al aswany, acclaimed author of chicago and the yacoubian building, deftly explores the lives of contemporary egyptians. Last month in the atlantic, egyptian writer and activist alaa al aswany wrote an excellent essay on how literature inspires empathy. Sep 15, 2009 in friendly fire he once again demonstrates an extraordinary empathy for lost and searching souls as he focuses on the exquisite emotions of everyday life. Reinforce vocabulary growth with a quiz of extra credit words in sentences chosen from the book. Home multicultural short story collections research guides at. Yet his fictioneven when satiricalcan work its spell subtly, as in this. Tragicomic, passionate, shockingly frank in its sexuality, and brimming with an extraordinary, embracing human compassion, the yacoubian building is a literary achievement of the first order.
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A dentist whose first office was in the yacoubian building, he has written prolifically for egyptian newspapers across the political spectrum on literature, politics and social issues. Al aswany currently writes a weekly column for al masry al youm and his political articles have been featured in the guardian, the new york times and le monde. Read the yacoubian building by alaa al aswany for free with a 30 day free trial. Quiz vocabulary from the kitchen boy extra credit words. A journalist who writes a controversial opposition column, al aswany. Alaa alaswani is brilliant as always, but it seems to me that big forms are more. Yet his fictioneven when satiricalcan work its spell subtly, as in this story from his new collection, friendly fire, coming on september 15.
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