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The Heron
Ibrahim Aslan
1983
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Life in Cairo's Imbaba quarter on the eve of the 1977 riots.
Why this book matters
A master of minimalist prose about ordinary Cairenes. The Heron inspired the cult film The Kit Kat and is a model of quiet writing about the little man of the big city.
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