Diary of a Country Prosecutor

Who shot Kamar al-Dawla Alwan? Was it a crime of passion? What was the role of the beautiful peasant girl Rim? Is the mysterious Sheikh Asfur as crazy as he seems? Partly autobiographical, this Egyptian comedy of errors takes the form of the journal of a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. ''Touching and yet savagely funny.'' The Bookseller ''A satirical tale of country life under a repressive and far-away Cairo legal system.'' Literary Review ''A book to be read and enjoyed .. a classic of translation.'' World Literature Today Who shot Kamar al-Dawla Alwan? Was it a crime of passion? What was the role of the beautiful peasant girl Rim? Is the mysterious Sheikh Asfur as crazy as he seems? Diary of a Country Prosecutor is an Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it takes the form of a journal of a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. Imbued with the ideals of a European education, he encounters a world of poverty and backwardness where an imported legal system is both alien and incomprehensible.

• | Author: Tawfik Al-Hakim, Abba Eban
• | Publisher: Saqi Books
• | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2023
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• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780863569814
• | ISBN-10: 0863569811