If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
A Novel
Noor Naga
From the aftermath of the Arab Spring to a rooftop shack in Cairo, If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English follows the unexpected love story between an Egyptian American woman and a man from a village, exploring the gaps in American identity politics when exported overseas. This debut novel is a dark romance told in alternating perspectives, examining the ethics of fetishizing a homeland and punishing the beloved. With questions on the new faces and races of empire in the twenty-first century, this book explores the disappointment of a failed revolution and who suffers - and who gets to tell about it.
Publish Date
2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
2022-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.9
ISBN
164445081X
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-05-28T20:56:20.000Z
Just read @noor_naga’s If An Egyptian Cannot Speak English in one sitting and WHEW. One of the best books I’ve read on the collision of identities and belonging—and power—under global capitalism. Mish ma2ool. – source