The committee
a novel
1st ed
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Contributions
- St. Germain, Mary S - Contributor
- Constable, Charlene - Contributor
Publication
2001 - Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
41,500 words, Guess
Page Count
166 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100815607261
- ISBN-139780815607267
- LibraryThing1854916
- Library of Congress Control Number2001049680
- OCLC Control Number47971697
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780815607267
- Open LibraryOL17027604M
Classifications
- LCCPJ7838.B7173 L313 2001
- LCCPJ7838.B7173L313
Description
"Sun'allah Ibrahim has been called the Egyptian Kafka. And no wonder, this wry take on Kafka's The Trial revolves around its narrator's attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as "the Committee." Consequences for his actions range from the absurd to the hideous.". "In Kafkaesque fashion - an intriguingly symbolic and minimalist style - Ibrahim offers an unbroken first-person narrative rendered in brief, crisp prose framed by a conspicuous absence of vivid imagery. Furthermore, the petitioner is a man without identity. The ideal antihero, he remains, as does his country, unnamed throughout the intricate plot with a locale suggestive of 1970s Cairo.". "The Committee sardonically pierces the inflammatory terrain between ordinary men, unbridled displays of power, and other broader concerns of the author's native Egypt. The novel's corrosive, shocking conclusion catapults satiric surrealism into a new realm."--BOOK JACKET.
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