Butterfly Wings

An Egyptian Novel

Mohamed Salmawy author Raphael Cohen translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press

Published:25th Jun '14

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Salmawy describes the overthrow of the old regime and the occupation of Tahrir Square in this almost prophetic moving love story.By a vocal opposition figure to the Mubarak regime, and a well-known Egyptian writer.

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 challenges of a society at the moment of revolutionary transformation.

ISBN: 9789774166426

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 223g

192 pages