An Egyptian in the Swinging Sixties The Diaries of Waguih Ghali: Volume 1: 1964-66 |
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| Editor:
| Hawas, May |
| ISBN: | 978-977-416-780-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
| Publisher: | American University in Cairo Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1968 Egyptian novelist and political exile Waguih Ghali committed suicide in the London flat of his editor, friend, and sometime lover, Diana Athill. Ghali left behind six notebooks of diaries that for decades were largely inaccessible to the public. An Egyptian in the Swinging Sixties is the first publication of its kind of the journals, casting fascinating light on a likeable and highly enigmatic literary personality.
In 1968 Egyptian novelist and political exile Waguih Ghali committed suicide in the London flat of his editor, friend, and sometime lover, Diana Athill. Ghali left behind six notebooks of diaries that for decades were largely inaccessible to the public. An Egyptian in the Swinging Sixties is the first publication of its kind of the journals, casting fascinating light on a likeable and highly enigmatic literary personality.