Chicago bookcover

Chicago

A Novel
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Description

From Alaa Al Aswany, the author of the highly-acclaimed The Yacoubian Building, comes a story of love, sex, friendship, hatred, and ambition set in the midwestern city with a cast of American and Arab characters achingly human in their desires and needs. Chicago offers an illuminating portrait of America—a complex, often contradictory land in which triumph and failure, opportunity and oppression, licentiousness and tender love, small dramas and big dreams, coexist.

Product Details

PublisherHarper Perennial
Publish DateSeptember 29, 2009
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780061452581
Dimensions8.0 X 5.3 X 0.9 inches | 10.4 pounds

About the Author

Alaa Al Aswany is the internationally bestselling author of The Yacoubian Building and Chicago. A journalist who writes a controversial opposition column, Al Aswany makes his living as a dentist in Cairo.

Reviews

“Egyptian author Al Aswany weaves a vivid tapestry of clashing cultures in post 9/11 Chicago. . . . The characters are beautifully realized [and] each of the story lines is individually compelling.” — Publishers Weekly

“...Al Aswany’s knack for making the personal political.” — New York magazine

“While the book explores political points, it’s ultimately a pluralist drama, complete with cliffhangers.” — Washington Post Express

“Aswany sensitively probes the nature of courage and patriotism. . . . [T]he story moves in surprising directions, and the ambiguity of life is well reflected in an unabashedly untidy conclusion. — The New Yorker

“Al Aswany writes about his Egyptian characters with charm, gentle humor, and genuine conviction.” — New York Times Book Review

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