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Who shot Kamar al-Dawla Alwan? Was it a crime of passion? What was the role of the beautiful peasant girl Rim? Is the mysterious Sheikh Asfur as crazy as he seems? Diary of a Country Prosecutor is an Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it takes the form of a journal of a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. Imbued with the ideals of a European education, he encounters a world of poverty and backwardness where an imported legal system is both alien and incomprehensible.

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'Touching and yet savagely funny.' The Bookseller 'A satirical tale of country life under a repressive and far-away Cairo legal system.' Literary Review 'A book to be read and enjoyed .. a classic of translation.' World Literature Today

Diary of a Country Prosecutor

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    A Paperback / softback by Tawfik Al-Hakim, Abba Eban, Richard Littler

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      Publisher: Saqi Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9780863569814, 978-0863569814
      ISBN10: 0863569811

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Who shot Kamar al-Dawla Alwan? Was it a crime of passion? What was the role of the beautiful peasant girl Rim? Is the mysterious Sheikh Asfur as crazy as he seems? Diary of a Country Prosecutor is an Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it takes the form of a journal of a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. Imbued with the ideals of a European education, he encounters a world of poverty and backwardness where an imported legal system is both alien and incomprehensible.

      Trade Review
      'Touching and yet savagely funny.' The Bookseller 'A satirical tale of country life under a repressive and far-away Cairo legal system.' Literary Review 'A book to be read and enjoyed .. a classic of translation.' World Literature Today

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