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496 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307957214
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Once a respected landowner, Abd el-Aziz Gaafar fell into penury and moved his family to Cairo, where he was forced into menial work at the Automobile Club—a refuge of colonial luxury for its European members. There, Alku, the lifelong Nubian retai...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
challenging 42%
dark 42%
reflective 42%
funny 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
informative 14%
lighthearted 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
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496 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307957214
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Once a respected landowner, Abd el-Aziz Gaafar fell into penury and moved his family to Cairo, where he was forced into menial work at the Automobile Club—a refuge of colonial luxury for its European members. There, Alku, the lifelong Nubian retai...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
challenging 42%
dark 42%
reflective 42%
funny 28%
hopeful 28%
sad 28%
tense 28%
adventurous 14%
informative 14%
lighthearted 14%
mysterious 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.