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Also by Alaa Al Aswany:

The Republic of False Truths, July 2022
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On the State of Egypt, April 2011
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Chicago, October 2008
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The Yacoubian Building, January 2005
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The Republic of False Truths
Alaa Al Aswany

A Novel

Vintage
July 2022
On Sale: July 19, 2022
416 pages
ISBN: 0307947343
EAN: 9780307947345
Kindle: B0871LQ4D4
Trade Paperback / e-Book
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Thriller Political

Cairo, 2011. After decades under a repressive regime, tensions are rising in the city streets. No one is out of reach of the revolution. There is General Alwany, a high-ranking member of the government's security agency, a pious man who loves his family yet won't hesitate to torture enemies of the state; Asma, a young teacher who chafes against the brazen corruption at her school; Ashraf, an out-of-work actor who is having an affair with his maid and who gets pulled into Tahrir Square through a chance encounter; Nourhan, a television personality who loyally defends those in power; and many more.
 
As these lives collide, a new generation finds a voice, love blossoms across class divides, and the revolution gains strength. Even the general finds himself at a crossroads as his own daughter joins the protests. Yet the old regime will not give up without a fight.
 
With an unforgettably vivid cast of characters and a heart-pounding narrative banned across much of the region, Alaa Al Aswany gives us a deeply human portrait of the Egyptian Revolution, and an impassioned retelling of his country's turbulent recent history.

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