The Living City of the Dead: Representation of Life in the Cemeteries in Two Egyptian Novels

The City of the Dead is a large area on the periphery of Cairo where people live in house-like tombs. This study focuses on two Egyptian novels Šakāwā l-miṣrī l-faṣīḥ (1981-1985) by Yūsuf al-Qaʿīd and Madad (2014) by Maḥmūd al-Wirwārī, in which living in the cemeteries is portrayed as a paradoxical...

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Autore principale: Saadi, Tania al- 1974- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Brill [2020]
In: Arabica
Anno: 2020, Volume: 67, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 82-116
Altre parole chiave:B cimetière
B Mort
B Literature
B urban space
B espace urbain
B City of the Dead
B Arabic
B Egyptian
B Cité des morts
B Death
B Arabe
B Cemetery
B égyptien
B Littérature
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