Book
If an Egyptian cannot speak English : a novel / Noor Naga.
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobrakheit meet at a cafe in Cairo. He was a photographer of the revolution, but now finds himself unemployed and addicted to cocaine, living in a rooftop shack. She is a nostalgic daughter of immigrants "returning" to a country she's never been to before, teaching English and living in a light-filled flat with balconies on all sides. They fall in love and he moves in. But soon their desire--for one another, for the selves they want to become through the other--takes a violent turn that neither of them expected.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781644450819
- ISBN: 164445081X
- Physical Description: 186 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Winner of the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize""--Cover." |
| Awards Note: | The Center for Fiction: first novel prize, 2022 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Egyptian American women > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Cairo (Egypt) > Fiction. Egyptians > Fiction. Language teachers > Fiction. Photographers > Fiction. Addicts > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Romance fiction. Experimental fiction. |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | NAGA (Noor) (Text) | 37814003699387 | FICTION - NEW | Available | - |
| LDR | 01782cam a2200385 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2608262 | ||
| 003 | SAGE | ||
| 005 | 20250317235415.0 | ||
| 008 | 210607t20222022mnu e 000 f eng d | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a2021940565 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9781644450819 ‡q(paperback) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a164445081X ‡q(paperback) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1294394503 | |
| 042 | . | ‡alccopycat | |
| 043 | . | ‡af-ua--- | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aPR9199.4.N338 ‡bI4 2022 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aNaga, Noor, ‡eauthor. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aIf an Egyptian cannot speak English : ‡ba novel / ‡cNoor Naga. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aMinneapolis, Minnesota : ‡bGraywolf Press, ‡c[2022] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2022 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a186 pages ; ‡c21 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 500 | . | ‡a"Winner of the Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize""--Cover." | |
| 520 | . | ‡aIn the aftermath of the Arab Spring, an Egyptian American woman and a man from the village of Shobrakheit meet at a cafe in Cairo. He was a photographer of the revolution, but now finds himself unemployed and addicted to cocaine, living in a rooftop shack. She is a nostalgic daughter of immigrants "returning" to a country she's never been to before, teaching English and living in a light-filled flat with balconies on all sides. They fall in love and he moves in. But soon their desire--for one another, for the selves they want to become through the other--takes a violent turn that neither of them expected. | |
| 586 | . | ‡aThe Center for Fiction: first novel prize, 2022 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aEgyptian American women ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aMan-woman relationships ‡vFiction. ‡0(DLC)1518632 | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aCairo (Egypt) ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aEgyptians ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aLanguage teachers ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPhotographers ‡vFiction. ‡0(DLC)1518232 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aAddicts ‡vFiction. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aRomance fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)1429443 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aExperimental fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(SAGE)1430133 | |
| 999 | . | ‡eBook | |
| 901 | . | ‡a1294394503 ‡bOCoLC ‡c2608262 ‡tbiblio | |
