A selection of short stories
By: by Youssef Ezeddin Eassa, translated by Faten Eassa, revised by Amal Mazhar.
Contributors: Eassa, Faten.; Mazhar, Amal Aly.
Edition: 1st English ed.
Series: Prism literary series -- 13
Publisher: Foreign Cultural Information Dept.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Guizeh, Egypt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Short stories, Egyptian -- Translations into English.
First sentence: Take a look: this is the capital of 'Sikosita'; the country where I was born, where I live and where I beleive I am going to die.
Description: A book presenting a translation in English of 12 short stories from different volumes of Youssef Ezeddin Eassa's works. Youssef Ezeddin Eassa is one prominent Egyptian Writer, winner of Highest Egyptian National Award for Letters amongst various other high awards. The stories were selected from different stages of his life to trace his usuage of symbol and his high ability for imagination. Eassa's writngs reflect a very different kind of Arabic literature; unique and one of its kind with its breaking of locality bounderies and writing about mankind in general, peace in particular, as partially represented in this book. 
The book  is available for buying at the Creativiy Center bookshop in Alexandria, The Prism Booksotre at the Opera Grounds in Cairo and  Prism Bookstore next to The Accademy of Arts.  The book is available for borrowing worldwide  at The National Library of Australia, San Jose Library, Chung Chi Hong Kong, the Universitie Libraries  of Sheffield, Berkeley, Princeton, Harvard, UCLA, Illinois, Beirut American University, The Bibliotheca Alexandria
Notes: Writer's official website in English, German and Arabic:
www.eassa1914.com
Table of contents: class: section
title: About the Author - Introduction / Sikosita- A Letter to God- A Number of Poor People- The Jasmine Tree- Twilight- The Secret of Life- The Search for a Dream- The Waiting Room- Lonesome Melody- The House- Urgent Surgery- The Grand Hall