{"product_id":"the-time-travels-of-the-man-who-sold-pickles-and-sweets-paperback","title":"The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets - 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\u003eKhairy Shalaby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Cooperson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe misadventures of a modern time traveler through Egypt's recent and medieval past\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIbn Shalaby, like many Egyptians, is looking for a job. Yet, unlike most of his fellow citizens, he is prone to sudden dislocations in time. Armed with his trusty briefcase and his Islamic-calendar wristwatch, he bounces uncontrollably through Egypt's rich and varied past, with occasional return visits to the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough his wild and whimsical adventures, he meets, befriends, and falls out with sultans, poets, and an assortment of celebrities--from Naguib Mahfouz to the founder of the city of Cairo. Khairy Shalaby's nimble storytelling brings this witty odyssey to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhairy Shalaby \u003c\/b\u003e(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 \u003ci\u003eThe Lodging House \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2003, and was published in English translation by the AUC Press in 2006. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Cooperson\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) is professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2016 he won the Sheikh Hamad Award for his translation of Ibn al-Jawzi's \u003ci\u003eVirtues of the Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452265771257,"sku":"9789774167928","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MBUO5z7SzX9789774167928.webp?v=1779947638","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-time-travels-of-the-man-who-sold-pickles-and-sweets-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}