{"product_id":"being-abbas-el-abd-ahmed-alaidy-9781649035684","title":"Being Abbas El Abd: A Modern Egyptian Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The millennial generation's most celebrated literary achievement.\"--Al-Ahram Weekly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The first glimmer of hope for a true fictional renaissance--an instantly rewarding read embraced by an unprecedented range of literary figures\"--The Daily Star \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is madness?\" asks the narrator of Ahmed Alaidy's jittery, funny, and angry novel. Assuring readers that they are about to find out, the narrator takes us on a journey through the insanity of present-day Cairo--in and out of minibuses, malls, and crash pads, navigating the city's pinball machine of social life with tolerable efficiency. \u003cbr\u003eBut lurking under the rocks in his grouchy, chain-smoking, pharmaceutically-oriented, twenty-something life are characters like his elusive psychiatrist uncle with a disturbing interest in phobias. And then there's Abbas, the narrator's best friend who surfaces at critical moments to drive our hero into uncontrollably multiplying difficulties. For instance, there's the ticklish situation with the simultaneous blind-dates Abbas has set up for him on different levels of a coffee-shop in a Cairo mall with two girls both called Hind. With friends like Abbas, what paranoiac needs enemies?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmed Alaidy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649035683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649035684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoopoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Ahmed Alaidy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148458565887,"sku":"9781649035684","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-abbas-el-abd-ahmed-alaidy-9781649035684","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}