← Alaa Al AswanyChicagoby Alaa Al AswanyEgyptian man transplanted to Chicago questions exile and cultural displacementFind on Amazon↗About the authorAlaa Al AswanyEgyptian novelist and dentist whose The Yacoubian Building exposed the corruption and social tensions of Cairo with scandalous frankness. It became one of the best-selling Arabic novels in decades and was adapted for film and television.More by Alaa Al AswanyThe Yacoubian BuildingEgyptian apartment building represents class struggle in post-Nasser Cairo→The Automobile Club of EgyptCairo taxi drivers navigate modern Egypt's political and social upheaval→Friendly Fire→
