num_pages: 176
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: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Egypt, Philosophy, Egyptian Literature, Nobel Prize, Africa, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 8947
places: Cairo
publisher: Doubleday Publishing