num_pages: 192
description: Egypt on the eve of the 1973 October war. A young man has been drafted into the army. His father, the village elder, persuades a poor night-watchman to send his own son as a stand-in. But the impersonation plan goes horribly wrong, with tragicomic results.Qa'id's tale of the fiasco--steeped in irony and black humor--parodies outrageous corruption and ludicrous bureaucracy. A skillfully crafted mosaic of life in modern Egypt.
language: English
title: War in the Land of Egypt (Emerging Voices
titlecomplete: War in the Land of Egypt (Emerging Voices (Paperback))
genres: Fiction, Egypt, Egyptian Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 1016
places: Egypt
publisher: Interlink Books