If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

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.