The Man Who Lost His Shadow - Ghanem, Fathy
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As the lives of these three characters overlap in unexpected ways, Yusif remains unwittingly at the very centre. The Man Who Lost His Shadow is a detailed portrait of a man viewed through the lens of his unintentional victims before, eventually, we hear his own side of the tale... '[Yusif is] an enigmatic blend of idealism and cunning hypocrisy.' New York Times

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Produktbeschreibung
In this four-part novel, Fathy Ghanem follows the remarkable life of Yusif Abdul Hamid and the disaster he inflicts on those around him. Whether by fate or bad intentions, everyone Yusif touches faces a life of misery and all of them are keen to get their revenge... A poor journalist made editor-in-chief of one of Egypt's most illustrious newspapers, Yusif's extraordinary life story is told from the perspective of three very different characters, each narrating their lives and the unique ways in which Yusif has impacted them. Mabruka - a woman ripped from her family as a child and made to become a servant girl, is left abandoned to support her son as a single mother. Samia - a beautiful aspiring actress, is forced to miss her final chance at stardom. Muhammad Nagi - one of the most distinguished and respected journalists in the Arab world, is preparing himself for a life-changing promotion - at least, he was, until it was stolen right from underneath him. As the lives of these three characters overlap in unexpected ways, Yusif remains unwittingly at the very centre. The Man Who Lost His Shadow is a detailed portrait of a man viewed through the lens of his unintentional victims before, eventually, we hear his own side of the tale... '[Yusif is] an enigmatic blend of idealism and cunning hypocrisy.' New York Times
Autorenporträt
Fathy Ghanem was a writer and journalist born in Cairo, Egypt in 1924. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Cairo University in 1944 and went on to work as a reporter for Ruz al-Youssef. He also worked as editor of Sabah al-Khair magazine and editor-in-chief at the al-Gumhuriya newspaper. His other novels include The Mountain(1958) and The Elephants (1981). In 1994, he was recipient of the prestigious State Merit Award for his contributions to Egyptian literature. Ghanem died in 1999. Translated from Arabic by Desmond Stewart. Desmond Stewart was a British author and translator born in 1924. He worked for many years in Baghdad, Beirut, and Cairo. He wrote a number of books about Egyptian and Arabic culture and history as well as several novels such as Early Islam (1967) and his trilogy, The Sequence of Roles. He died in 1981.