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The Automobile Club of Egypt
Synopsis:
Post-World War II Cairo is the setting for murmurings of political change and upheaval. Alaa Al Aswany writes about a once prosperous landowner whose life has taken a turn for the worse. He finds work as a servant at the Automobile Club, once the private reserve of former colonials. This 1950s political/social/economic setting is a portent of future dissatisfaction and unrest.