Libra
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The setting of this novel takes place in Egypt.
A diverse set of characters all trying to co-exist in the Yacoubian Building.
Taha El Shazli: A young man who has worked and studied very hard to get into the Police Academy,only to be denied intrance because his father is the doorman ...
Hatim Rasheed: A closeted homosexual who falls in love with a married man..
Busayna: A young woman who was looking forward to finishing her studies,but her father passing away unexpectedly,forces her to quit school and find a job in order to help her mother out..
Dawlat El Dessouki: Married three times and two children,once a delightful and smiling woman,has turned bitter and greedy...
Practically no subject is untouched in this novel.Blackmail,corruption,homosexuality,religion,greed and even love.
New York Review of Books:
Great read.
A diverse set of characters all trying to co-exist in the Yacoubian Building.
Taha El Shazli: A young man who has worked and studied very hard to get into the Police Academy,only to be denied intrance because his father is the doorman ...
Hatim Rasheed: A closeted homosexual who falls in love with a married man..
Busayna: A young woman who was looking forward to finishing her studies,but her father passing away unexpectedly,forces her to quit school and find a job in order to help her mother out..
Dawlat El Dessouki: Married three times and two children,once a delightful and smiling woman,has turned bitter and greedy...
Practically no subject is untouched in this novel.Blackmail,corruption,homosexuality,religion,greed and even love.
New York Review of Books:
Great read.