Egyptian Earth (eBook, ePUB) - al-Sharqawi, Abdel Rahman
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A twelve-year old boy returns from school in Cairo to find his village torn by feuding and fear. A corrupt official has decreed that the peasants must irrigate their fields in five days instead of the customary ten – a demand that threatens to severely disrupt the life of this small community. It will take something extraordinary for the villagers to overcome the greedy ruling-class. The schoolmaster Sheikh Hassouna urges the villagers to stand together if they want to keep custody of the land they have lived on for generations. But it takes many attempts, some disastrous, others comical and…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
A twelve-year old boy returns from school in Cairo to find his village torn by feuding and fear. A corrupt official has decreed that the peasants must irrigate their fields in five days instead of the customary ten – a demand that threatens to severely disrupt the life of this small community. It will take something extraordinary for the villagers to overcome the greedy ruling-class. The schoolmaster Sheikh Hassouna urges the villagers to stand together if they want to keep custody of the land they have lived on for generations. But it takes many attempts, some disastrous, others comical and touching, before they join forces against their oppressors. Egyptian Earth was first published in 1954, two years after the Egyptian revolution. An epic drama of great power, it is a masterpiece of modern Arabic literature.

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Autorenporträt
Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi (1920-1987) was born into a peasant family in the Egyptian province of Menoufia. His first works were published while he was a student at the law school of the University of Cairo, and he became widely known after the publication of his novel Egyptian Earth in 1953. The author of four novels as well as numerous short stories, poetry collections and plays, his work is highly regarded for its realism and commitment to social issues of the day. Al-Sharqawi also took part in the antimonarchy struggle and founded the progressive journal Al-Katib, which advocated peaceful cooperation among peoples. In 1974, al-Sharqawi received the State Appreciation Award in Literature by the Egyptian government.