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The Magnificent Conman of Cairo - A Novel (Paperback) Loot Price: R354
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The Magnificent Conman of Cairo - A Novel (Paperback): Adel Kamel

The Magnificent Conman of Cairo - A Novel (Paperback)

Adel Kamel; Foreword by Naguib Mahfouz; Translated by Waleed Almusharraf

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Khaled, the spoiled idle son of a pasha, meets Malim, carpenter's apprentice and son of a scoundrel, when he comes to fix a broken window. In the course of his work, Malim stumbles across a stash of money and dutifully hands it in. Khaled cooks up an overly elaborate plot to see that his dastardly father pays Malim his due, but the plot backfires and Malim is thrown in jail. Khaled's guilt over Malim's misfortune, made worse by his ridiculous attempts to defend him, result in a decisive moment: he breaks ties with his cruel and tyrannical father, seeking to leave behind the upper-class lifestyle he finds so suffocating. They meet again years later, when Malim has been released from prison and given up on earning an honest living. Khaled gets caught up in Malim's latest scam and is drawn into joining his commune of eccentrics and failed artists living in a derelict Mamluk citadel.

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Imprint: Hoopoe Books
Country of origin: Egypt
Release date: May 2020
Authors: Adel Kamel
Foreword by: Naguib Mahfouz
Translators: Waleed Almusharraf
Dimensions: 205 x 130 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-977-416-967-0
Categories: Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN: 977-416-967-0
Barcode: 9789774169670

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