Zaman Al Gham Al Gamil (The sweet days of sorrow) Arabic Edition
Editorial BLOOMSBURY QATAR FOUNDATION PUBLISHING
Mainland Spain
- Publisher BLOOMSBURY QATAR FOUNDATION PUBLISHING
- ISBN13 9789992194928
- ISBN10 9992194928
- Type BOOK
- Pages 272
- Published 2013
- Language Arab
- Bookbinding Paperback
Zaman Al Gham Al Gamil (The sweet days of sorrow) Arabic Edition
Editorial BLOOMSBURY QATAR FOUNDATION PUBLISHING
Mainland Spain
Book details
Dictatorships have never been funnier. In diary-like observations, one of Egypt's funniest young writers, Omar Taher, hilariously describes the depressing old times under Mubarak's rule. He comments on Mubarak, his son, the ruling party, football, nepotism, politics, rituals and celebrations. Observation upon observation..splendid sentences weave together to create a hilarious and uniquely human collection.
Omar Taher is an Egyptian satirical columnist, journalist, poet, translator and TV presenter. Taher was born in 1973 in Sohag in Upper Egypt. He graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in commerce. He has released 9bestselling satirical books and 5 volumes of poetry. He writes a daily column in the Egyptian daily Al Tahrir.