{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-coptic-woman-9781649032546","title":"The House of the Coptic Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTightly plotted and taboo-breaking, this explosive story takes readers to the roots of religious strife where the smallest of sparks can start a bonfire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nader, an idealistic public prosecutor at the outset of his career, leaves Cairo to start a new posting in rural upper Egypt. On his first night, a mysterious woman named Hoda shows up at his lodgings. She is on the run from an abusive husband and, harboring a dark secret, seeks a new start in this small village and hopes to escape her harrowing past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing is to be easy for Hoda or Nader, and the dramatic circumstances of their first meeting signal the disquiet to come. It is not long before tensions between Copts and Muslims, already on a knife-edge, spiral into a spate of unexplained killings and arson attacks. The locals blame the trouble on the supernatural, and Nader is thrown into a quagmire of sectarian conflict and superstition that no amount of formal training could have prepared him for. His investigations are thwarted at every turn, by uncooperative witnesses and an obstructive police force. As Nader and Hoda each pursue happiness and justice, their parallel journeys struggle against the forces of ignorance, poverty, hatred, and greed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With its echoes of Tawfiq al-Hakim's \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Country Prosecutor\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a powerful and personal tale of conflict, crime, and upheaval in rural Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15917892\"\u003eAshraf El-Ashmawi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoopoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649032546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1649032544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022080\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | International Crime \u0026amp; Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC111020\"\u003eWorld Literature | Middle East | Egypt \u0026amp; North Africa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshraf El-Ashmawi\u003c\/b\u003e is an Egyptian author, judge, and legal scholar who is a regular contributor to newspapers and online publications. The author of eleven critically received novels in Arabic, in 2013 he was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (the Arabic \"Booker\") for his novel \u003ci\u003eToya\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2014 he won best novel at the Cairo International Book Fair for \u003ci\u003eBarman\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 2019 he again won best novel at the Bahrain Cultural Forum for \u003ci\u003eSheepdogs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Coptic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for best novel by the Sawiris Cultural Award Egypt in 2020 and \u003ci\u003eOrphanelli's Auction House\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded best novel by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture's General Egyptian Book Organization in 2021. His books have been translated into French, German, Japanese, Italian, among other languages, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lady of Zamalek\u003c\/i\u003e was his first novel to be translated into English. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e, a long-term resident of Egypt, has worked as a teacher of Arabic as a foreign language and an Arabic-to-English translator for many years.","brand":"Hoopoe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499588415725,"sku":"9781649032546","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_3f357056-3d0d-49d8-ae24-458aa6d3fb39.jpg?v=1700980410","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-house-of-the-coptic-woman-9781649032546","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}