Stealth (New Directions Paperbook)

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Stealth (New Directions Paperbook)

A young son wanders Cairo trying to comprehend why his mother has disappeared

Set in the turbulent years before the 1952 revolution that would overthrow King Farouk and bring Gamal Abdel Nasser to power, Stealth â€” by Sonallah Ibrahim, one of Egyptâ€™s most respected and uncompromising novelists â€” is a gripping story seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy. A young Egyptianâ€™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 boyâ€™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.

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