{"product_id":"egyptian-earth-adel-rahman-al-sharqawi-9780863565137","title":"Egyptian Earth","description":"A twelve-year-old boy returns from his school in Cairo to find his village torn by feuding and fear. A corrupt official has ordered the peasants to irrigate their fields in five days instead of the customary ten, a demand that threatens to severely disrupt the life of this small community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe schoolmaster Sheikh Hassouna urges the villagers to rebel. But it takes many attempts - some disastrous, others comical and touching - before they join forces and stand against their oppressors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharqawi's novel, set in the 1930s, was first published in 1954 - two years after the Egyptian revolution. A masterpiece of modern Arabic literature, Egyptian Earth has been translated into many languages and was made into a popular film by the well-known Egyptian director Youssef Chahine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adel Rahman Al-Sharqawi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863565131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863565137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.45w x 0.53d","brand":"Adel Rahman Al-Sharqawi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947411046655,"sku":"9780863565137","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_362ed7db-68e3-481c-8cb0-1e1a6d780211.jpg?v=1681518567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/egyptian-earth-adel-rahman-al-sharqawi-9780863565137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}