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Alaa Al Aswany
Alaa Al Aswany

Egyptian novelist and dentist whose The Yacoubian Building was the bestselling Arabic novel for years, exposing the corruption and hypocrisy of Egyptian society under Mubarak.

More by Alaa Al Aswany

  • The Yacoubian BuildingInterconnected stories of tenants in a Cairo apartment building navigating love, ambition, and moral compromise→
  • On the State of EgyptEssays and reflections on Egypt's political, social, and cultural condition during turbulent times→
  • The Automobile Club of EgyptEarly twentieth-century Cairo through interwoven tales of a taxi club and its members→

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