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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION

A sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man’s experience of illness, his contemplation of death, and his determination to maintain his independence through it all

After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and by his incessant family obligations.

When he receives the news that he has leukemia, he finds himself torn between a sense of devastation and a revelation that he has finally found a way out of his writing predicament.

Through Mohammed’s measured but forceful writing, this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time, place, and culture.

The Critical Case of a Man Called K: A Novel

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONA sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man’s experience... Read more

    Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
    Publication Date: 13/04/2021
    ISBN13: 9781649030757, 978-1649030757
    ISBN10: 1649030754

    Number of Pages: 266

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION

    A sensitive and at times darkly humorous story of a young man’s experience of illness, his contemplation of death, and his determination to maintain his independence through it all

    After reading Kafka, K decides to write his own diary, but he is constantly frustrated by his lack of experiences: he is worn down by the drudgery of his corporate job for a faceless corporation and by his incessant family obligations.

    When he receives the news that he has leukemia, he finds himself torn between a sense of devastation and a revelation that he has finally found a way out of his writing predicament.

    Through Mohammed’s measured but forceful writing, this compelling debut has a universality that reaches across time, place, and culture.

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