{"product_id":"the-many-lives-of-ibrahim-samia-mehrez-9781649033802","title":"The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui: A Journey with My Grandfather","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SAWIRIS CULTURAL AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA multigenerational literary memoir that sheds new light on one of the Arab world's most renowned Romantic poets, through the eyes of his granddaughter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIbrahim Nagui (1898-1953) was one of the Arab world's most important Romantic poets writing in Arabic during the first half of the twentieth century. A founding member of the Apollo school, he also published widely in the fields of medicine, nutrition, psychology, sociology, and translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis multigenerational, genre-crossing work of literary nonfiction sheds new light on Nagui through the eyes of his granddaughter, literary scholar Samia Mehrez. Nagui is best known for his poem \u003ci\u003eal-Atlal \u003c\/i\u003e(\"the Ruins\"), which was later sung by legendary Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum. Drawing on a series of family archives, including Nagui's own published and unpublished writings, Mehrez embarks on a journey through multiple languages, generations, and geographies, as she comes to reconcile with the shadow of her grandfather, who died two years before she was born. Mehrez unpacks many of the myths surrounding Nagui and in doing so, reflects on how he impacted her own career as a literary critic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samia Mehrez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164903380X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649033802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Samia Mehrez","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795634409727,"sku":"9781649033802","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ec573b5-a20f-4968-9796-04f6079d2a0d.jpg?v=1744948200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-many-lives-of-ibrahim-samia-mehrez-9781649033802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}