God Dies by the Nile
Subtitle: Second Edition
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: September 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781842778777
Subjects: Modern fiction; Middle Eastern; Literary Collections / Middle Eastern; Literary Collections; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literature: Classics
First sentence: Before the crimson rays of dawn touched the treetops, before the cry of the cock, the bark of a dog, or the bray of a donkey pierced through the heavy darkness, or the voice of 'Sheikh Hamzawi' echoed in the silence with the first call to prayer, the big wooden door opened slowly, creaking, with the rusty sound of an ancient door opened slowly, creaking, with the rusty sound of an ancient water-wheel.