That Smell and Notes from Prison

by Sonallah Ibrahim

Book Overview

That Smell is Sonallah Ibrahim's modernist masterpiece and one of the most influential novels written in Arabic since WWII. Composed after a five-year term in prison, the semi-autobiographical story follows a recently released political prisoner as he wanders through Cairo, adrift in his native city. Living under house arrest, he tries to write of his tortuous experience, but instead smokes, spies on the neighbors, visits old lovers, and marvels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811220362
• ISBN13: 9780811220361
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary