{"product_id":"red-like-orange-charles-akl-9781649035172","title":"Red Like Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uproarious journey through Cairo's music scene in the early 2000s, where everything from American rock to Egyptian popular songs cultivate big dreams, winner of the Sawiris Cultural Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a breakup with his long-term girlfriend, \"Local,\" as he is known to his friends, moves from Alexandria to Cairo. In his new apartment, he discovers an old accordion, while his roommate unexpectedly decides to take up the saxophone, despite never having touched one before. And so, in the blistering summer heat, the two of them, without any formal training, dive into their first musical experiment: they put his mother's cookbook to music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with an eccentric assortment of acquaintances and occasional bandmates, Local crashes through his twenties and in and out of Cairo hangouts, heated debates on different music scenes, and various impromptu jam sessions and attempts at musical production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a raucous journey through offbeat downtown Cairo in the early 2000s and the music of the era, from Mohamed Mounir to Pink Floyd. Suffused with a sardonic humor and full of hilarious observations, \u003ci\u003eRed Like Orange\u003c\/i\u003e vividly chronicles life lived just outside the mainstream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Akl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649035179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649035172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoopoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Charles Akl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965706322175,"sku":"9781649035172","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38365043-2319-4c58-aa81-13e616e630c9.jpg?v=1767284246","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-like-orange-charles-akl-9781649035172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}