num_pages: 167
description: A stunning novel by the widest-read Arab writer currently published in the U.S. The age of Nasser has ushered in enormous social change, and most of the middle-aged and middle-class sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie find themselves trying to recreate the cozy, enchanted world they so dearly miss. One night, however, art and reality collide--with unforeseen circumstances.
language: English
title: Adrift On The Nile
titlecomplete: Adrift On The Nile
genres: Classics, Philosophy, Egyptian Literature, Nobel Prize, Novels, Egypt, Africa, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 8946
places: Cairo
publisher: Doubleday