Description
A comic novel from the award-winning author of The Lodging House.
About the Author
Khairy Shalaby (1938-2011) was born in Kafr al-Shaykh in Egypt's Nile Delta. He wrote seventy books, including novels, short stories, historical tales, and critical studies. His novel The Lodging House was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2003, and was published in English translation by the AUC Press in 2006. With a PhD from Oxford University, Adam Talib is currently an assistant professor at Durham University. He is an award-winning literary translator and has translated, among others, Mekkawi Said and Raja Alem.
Reviews
"The Hashish Waiter has action and plot aplenty. It is also a fascinating visit to a world about which the Michelin Green Guide has been sadly silent."-Rain Taxi
"An entertaining read as well as a new-old lens on life in contemporary Egypt."-M. Lynx Qualey, Al-Masry Al-Youm
"The Hashish Waiter, the third of Shalaby's novels to appear in English translation, showcases the author's brilliant storytelling, his humor and his gift for portraying a broad spectrum of Egyptian life including that of 'the street' and the marginalized. The translation by Adam Talib is zesty and enjoyable; Talib is resourceful in rendering into English the author's rich prose style peppered with dialect, slang and hashish-related jargon."-Banipal Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9789774169359
Author Khairy Shalaby
Format Paperback
Page Count 302
Imprint Hoopoe
Publisher The American University in Cairo Press
Weight(grams) 290g