Playing Cards In Cairo: Mint Tea Tarneeb And Tales Of The City

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Playing Cards In Cairo: Mint Tea Tarneeb And Tales Of The City

By: Hugh Miles

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PLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO is a fly-on-the-wall account - like THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - of life (for western readers) in a strange and exotic environment. Hugh Miles lives in Cairo and is engaged to an Egyptian woman. Twice a week he plays cards with a small group of Arab, Muslim women and through this medium he explores their lives in modern Cairo, the greatest of Arab cities. It is a secretive, romantic, often deprived but always soulful existence for the women as they struggle with abusive husbands and philandering boyfriends. The book is a window onto a city - and a way of life - which is at a crucial juncture in its history. Hugh Miles, who knows the Arab world intimately, is the perfect guide.

Publication Date:

03/03/2011

Number of Pages::

100

Binding:

Paper Back

ISBN:

9780349119809

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