Stealth

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Stealth by Sonallah Ibrahim, New Directions
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sonallah Ibrahim ISBN: 9780811223065
Publisher: New Directions Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: New Directions Language: English
Author: Sonallah Ibrahim
ISBN: 9780811223065
Publisher: New Directions
Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: New Directions
Language: English

A young son wanders Cairo trying to comprehend why his mother has disappeared

Set in the turbulent years before the 1952 revolution that would overthrow King Farouk and bring Gamal Abdel Nasser to power, Stealth — by Sonallah Ibrahim, one of Egypt’s most respected and uncompromising novelists — is a gripping story seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy. A young Egyptian’s coming of age proves halting and uncertain as he fails to outgrow dependence on his aging father and tries to come to terms with the absence of his mother. Through the boy’s memories, fantasies, and blunt observations, we experience his attempts at furtively spying on the world of Egyptian adults. His adventures portray a Cairo full of movie stars, royalty, revolutionaries, and ordinary people trying to survive in the decaying city.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A young son wanders Cairo trying to comprehend why his mother has disappeared

Set in the turbulent years before the 1952 revolution that would overthrow King Farouk and bring Gamal Abdel Nasser to power, Stealth — by Sonallah Ibrahim, one of Egypt’s most respected and uncompromising novelists — is a gripping story seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy. A young Egyptian’s coming of age proves halting and uncertain as he fails to outgrow dependence on his aging father and tries to come to terms with the absence of his mother. Through the boy’s memories, fantasies, and blunt observations, we experience his attempts at furtively spying on the world of Egyptian adults. His adventures portray a Cairo full of movie stars, royalty, revolutionaries, and ordinary people trying to survive in the decaying city.

More books from New Directions

Cover of the book Battles in the Desert & Other Stories by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Mr Norris Changes Trains by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book The Blood Oranges: A Novel by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book These Possible Lives by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Maldoror: (Les Chants de Maldoror) by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Mr. Kafka: And Other Tales from the Time of the Cult by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Robinson (New Directions Classic) by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Travesty by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Little Misunderstandings of No Importance by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book The Cannibal: A Novel by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book The Emigrants by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book Selected Poems of Ezra Pound by Sonallah Ibrahim
Cover of the book While the Women Are Sleeping by Sonallah Ibrahim
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy