{"product_id":"temple-bar-an-egyptian-novel-paperback-1","title":"Temple Bar: An Egyptian Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBahaa Abdelmegid\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDublin is alien territory for young and impoverished Egyptian academic Moataz, who is preparing a PhD on Irish poet Seamus Heaney. Moataz has enough problems with his family's high expectations and the unrequited, idealized love that he left behind in Cairo. Now he has to deal with cantankerous landlords, inscrutable local women, the Irish judiciary, haunted seminaries, and cold winter nights selling flowers on the banks of the Liffey to make ends meet. His own personal demons travel with him, especially the clash between his sexual desires and his reluctance to become emotionally entangled with anyone other than his version of the ideal woman. In his year away from home Moataz learns how diverse the world is, but returning to Cairo is a shock that tests his physical and mental strength. Only when he passes that test can he make a promising new start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBahaa Abdel Meguid\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a Ph.D. in English literature from Ain Shams University, is a visiting professor at Oxford University. He is the author of two collections of short stories and four novels, including \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e is the translator of a number of Arabic novels including Rasha Al Ameer's \u003cem\u003eJudgment Day\u003c\/em\u003e (AUC Press, 2011) and Fahd al-Atiq's \u003cem\u003eLife on Hold\u003c\/em\u003e (AUC Press, 2012). He was awarded the 2013 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for his translation of \u003cem\u003eAzazeel\u003c\/em\u003e by Youssef Ziedan.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533262930169,"sku":"9789774166600","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QuQOJrnoIV9789774166600_775376b6-58b8-467f-98dd-9f6a1b57e151.webp?v=1773867847","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/temple-bar-an-egyptian-novel-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}