{"product_id":"the-committee-paperback-1","title":"The Committee - 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\u003eSonallah Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary St Germain\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCharlene Constable\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wry take on Kafka's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as \"the Committee.\" Consequences for his actions range from the absurd to the hideous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIbrahim offers an unbroken first-person narrative rendered in brief, crisp prose framed by a conspicuous absence of vivid imagery. Furthermore, the petitioner is a man without identity. The ideal antihero, he remains, as does his country, unnamed throughout the intricate plot with a locale suggestive of 1970s Cairo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Committee\u003c\/i\u003e pierces the inflammatory terrain between ordinary men, unbridled displays of power, and other broader concerns of the author's native Egypt. The novel's corrosive, shocking conclusion catapults satiric surrealism into a new realm.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonallah Ibrahim \u003c\/b\u003e(1937-2025) was an Egyptian novelist and a major literary figure in the Arab world. He published short stories, historical and scientific children's books, translations of American and German fiction, and seven novels, including \u003ci\u003eTilka al-ra'iha \u003c\/i\u003e(The Smell of It), \u003ci\u003e Beirut-Beirut\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWarda.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary St. Germain \u003c\/b\u003eis head of the Near East section at the University of Washington Libraries. She is the co-editor of the first volume of \u003ci\u003eEssays in Arabic Literary Biography.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlene Constable \u003c\/b\u003estudied Arabic at the University of Washington and has traveled in Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422346653945,"sku":"9780815612179","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QXFZIdN4Tj9780815612179.webp?v=1779263781","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-committee-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}