Empty cages / Fatma Qandil ; translated by Adam Talib.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Qandīl, Fāṭimah, author.

Contributor:

Talib, Adam, translator.

Standardized Title:

Aqfāṣ fārighah. English

Language:

Arabic

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY : Hoopoe, an imprint of The American University in Cairo Press, 2025.

Summary:

""The discovery of an old tin of chocolates, its contents long ago devoured, marks the entry into this intimate story that reaches back through a lifetime of memories in search of self and home. In celebration and suffering, triumph and disappointment, Qandil's voice is unflinching, revealing both a determination to speak the truth and a poetic sensitivity that is disarming. Reflecting on a family disintegrating-and with it, perhaps, a whole way of life-memories of a happy childhood melt away to reveal the fecklessness of selfish older brothers, a father's addiction, a mother's illness, and the violence and death-both literal and figurative-of those nearby. Recipient of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, this fictional debut marks the arrival of a stunning new voice.""-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translated from the Arabic.

ISBN:

9781649033208

1649033206

9781649033239

1649033230

OCLC:

1452504855

Publisher Number:

90101685464