Butterfly wings : an Egyptian novel / Muḥammad Salmāwī ; translated by Raphael Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salmāwī, Muḥammad, author.

Contributor:

Cohen, Raphael, translator.

Series:

Modern Arabic literature.

Modern Arabic Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Fiction.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cairo, Egypt ; New York, New York : The American University in Cairo Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A chance encounter on a plane throws together Doha, a fashion designer unhappily married to a leading figure in the Mubarak regime, and Ashraf, an academic and leading dissident. The story of their relationship and Doha's self-discovery runs alongside a young Egyptian's search for the mother he never knew, and these intersecting narratives unfold against the background of political protests that culminate in the overthrow of the regime.A moving and at times humorous story, Butterfly Wings is an extended allegory of Egypt's modern experience of authoritarian rule and explores the fractures and

Contents:

Inside Cover; 1 Doha ; 2 Ayman; 3 Dr. Ashraf; 4 Hassan; 5 Clouds Disperse in the Springtime; 6 Hagga Hikmet; 7 Salwa; 8 The Fountain for Lovers; 9 The Tiger; 10 Abdel Samad; 11 Nariman's Room; 12 Black and White; 13 A Black Hole; 14 A Ray of Light; 15 The Decision; 16 Dinner with Tchaikovsky; 17 Father; 18 Palermo; 19 Kikhya Mosque Does Not Exist; 20 Al-Bedawi Set Them Free; 21 The Demonstration; 22 Mushira; 23 Amna; 24 The Dream; 25 Qasr al-Nil Jungle; 26 Detention; 27 Reconciliation; 28 Yes, Sir!; 29 Esmat Bey; 30 The Minister of Defense; 31 Release; 32 Sunshine Express; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61797-568-0

1-61797-575-3

OCLC:

1195820386