{"product_id":"empty-cages-hardcover","title":"Empty Cages - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFatma Qandil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Talib\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, \u003cem\u003eEmpty Cages \u003c\/em\u003eis an urgent and raw confessional of memory and family and all that is lost and won in one woman's lifetime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of an old tin of chocolates, its contents long ago devoured, marks the entry into this intimate story that reaches back through a lifetime of memories in search of self and home, with the relationship between mother and daughter at its core. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFatma Qandil describes, in startling and immersive prose, growing up in a middle-class Egyptian family, the youngest child and witness to their declining fortunes. Spanning the 1960s to the present day, her happy childhood melts away to reveal the fecklessness of her selfish older brothers, her father's addiction, her mother's illness, and the violence and many deaths, both literal and figurative, that she endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn both celebration and suffering, and through triumph and disappointment, her voice is unflinching, revealing both a determination to speak the truth and a poetic sensitivity that is disarming. Recipient of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, this fictional debut marks the arrival of a stunning new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFatma Qandil\u003c\/b\u003e is an Egyptian author, poet, playwright, and translator, and was born in 1958. She is associate professor (emerita) in the Department of Arabic at Helwan University in Cairo and deputy editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eFusul, \u003c\/i\u003e a magazine of literary criticism. She has published numerous collections of poetry, works of literary criticism, and translations into Arabic. \u003ci\u003eEmpty Cages \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel and her English language debut.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e She currently lives in Cairo, Egypt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Talib\u003c\/b\u003e (Translated by) is associate professor in the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the American University in Cairo, co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eMiddle Eastern Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e, and a scholar of classical Arabic poetry. His translation with Katharine Halls of Raja Alem's \u003ci\u003eThe Dove's Necklace \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded the Sheikh Hamad Award. He is also the translator of Khairy Shalaby's \u003ci\u003eThe Hashish Waiter \u003c\/i\u003e(Hoopoe, 2018) and Mekkawi Said's \u003ci\u003eCairo Swan Song \u003c\/i\u003e(Hoopoe, 2019.)\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158454960191,"sku":"9781649033239","price":102.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/oFhsZirL1J9781649033239.webp?v=1776990087","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/empty-cages-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}