Description
| Product ID: | 9780349119809 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Playing Cards In Cairo |
| Subtitle: | Mint Tea, Tarneeb and Tales of the City |
| Authors: | Author: Hugh Miles |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Travel writing, Travel writing, Egypt |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An insider's account of the drama of Muslim women's lives in Egypt 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Abacus |
| Publisher Name: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-02-10 |
