November Translations Book Club - There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

Join us for the Translations Book Club gathering on 10th November at 6pm at The Book Cow, where the month's chosen title is Stealth by Sonallah Ibrahim (Trans. Hosam Aboul-Ela). Set in the turbulent years before the 1952 revolution that would overthrow King Farouk and bring Gamal Abdel Nasser to power, Stealth - by Sonallah Ibrahim, one of Egypt's most respected and uncompromising novelists - is a gripping story seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy. A young Egyptian's coming of age proves halting and uncertain as he fails to outgrow dependence on his aging father and tries to come to terms with the absence of his mother. Through the boy's memories, fantasies, and blunt observations, we experience his attempts at furtively spying on the world of Egyptian adults. His adventures portray a Cairo full of movie stars, royalty, revolutionaries, and ordinary people trying to survive in the decaying city. Buy the book on our website or in store. Spaces will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. New members are most welcome.