Season of Migration to Arkadia
<p>Hamzah, a car mechanic in Cairo, sets his eyes on a beautiful leather jacket. In the turmoil of the demonstrations around Tahrir Square, he goes onto a quest into the big shopping mall Arkadia. This narration about the every-day life of working class people in the Egyptian capital is the title story from the short collection <em>Season of Migration to Arkadia</em> by the Egyptian writer Muhammad Aladdin. It is regarded as one of the five best literary works about the Egyptian revolution.</p>
Authors: Muhammad Aladdin
Translators: Humphrey Davies
Design: Nikola Richter
ISBN: 9783944543949