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Zayni Barakat
Gamal al-Ghitani
1974
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Mamluk Cairo and the machinery of surveillance.
Why this book matters
A disciple of Mahfouz, in love with old Cairo. Zayni Barakat, written in the language of medieval chronicles, is a parable of power and all-seeing surveillance that read as a verdict on the regime of its day.
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