The Italian
Mabkhūt, Shukrī2021
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At his father's funeral, to the great consternation of all present, Abdel Nasser beats the imam who is celebrating the funeral rite. The narrator, a childhood friend of the protagonist, retraces the story of 'the Italian' from his days as a free and rebellious adolescent spirit to the leader of a student movement and then affirmed journalist. Those were crucial years in Tunisia, years of great tension, change, and repression. Against this background full of revolutionary ferments stands the tormented love story between Abdel Nasser and Zeina, a brilliant and beautiful philosophy student. Their dreams will unfortunately end up being wrecked under the ruthless gears of a corrupt and chauvinist society.
Main title:
The Italian / Shukri Mabkouth ; translated by Miled Faiza, Karen McNeill.
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Imprint:
London : Europa Editions, 2021.
Collation:
368 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9781787703179 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
892.737
Language:
EnglishArabic
BRN:
2280070