CHRONICLE OF A LAST SUMMER novel of Egypt hardcover new fiction El Rashidi

🎉 New / never read “Chronicle of a Last Summer- a novel of Egypt” by Yasmine El Rashidi Hardcover Historical fiction/political fiction A young Egyptian woman recounts her personal and political coming of age in this brilliant debut novel. We meet her across three decades, from youth to adulthood: As a six-year old absorbing the world around her, filled with questions she can't ask; as a college student and aspiring filmmaker pre-occupied with love, language, and the repression that surrounds her; and then later, in the turbulent aftermath of Mubarak's overthrow, as a writer exploring her own past. Reunited with her father, she wonders about the silences that have marked and shaped her life. 🖤