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The Committee: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)

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The Committee: A Novel (Middle East Literature In Translation)
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This wry take on Kafkaâ€™s novel The Trial revolves around its narratorâ€™s attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as â€œthe Committee.â€ Consequences for his actions range from the absurd to the hideous.

Ibrahim 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.

The Committee pierces the inflammatory terrain between ordinary men, unbridled displays of power, and other broader concerns of the authorâ€™s native Egypt. The novelâ€™s corrosive, shocking conclusion catapults satiric surrealism into a new realm.
Country USA
Brand Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer Syracuse University Press
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780815607267
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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