Cairo House (Arab American Writing S)
'Using a beautiful prose style, Serageldin makes Gigi's problems vivid and real. This semi-autobiographical novel...is fascinating and highly entertaining.' Library Journal (US) 'This novel is about the personal changes - births, growing up, growing old, deaths - that make exiles of us all. Serageldin does a wonderful job of evoking Gigi's Cairo milieu.' Booklist (US) '[Serageldin's] own experiences lend The Cairo House an intimate, authentic tone, and provide an interesting prism through which to observe the shifting status of a complex nation.' Scottish Sunday Herald 'The postwar history of Egypt is skilfully woven into this evocative first novel's portrayal of a wealthy Cairo family's susceptibility to the winds of political change... a telling exploration of the ambiguities of status, loyalty, and belonging' Kirkus Reviews (US)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.