14. Epilogue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Series Editor’s Foreword vii
4. Preface x
5. 1. Introduction: Background and Context 1
6. 2. Rebel with a Pen 17
7. 3. Cairo Prison: Tilka al-raʾiha (1966) 34
8. 4. Michelangelo and the Dam: Najmat Aghustus (1974) 51
9. 5. CocaColaland: al-Lajna (1981) 69
10. 6. War in Lebanon: Bayrut, Bayrut (1984) 86
11. 7. Consumer Society: Dhat (1992) 104
12. 8. Prison of Dishonour: Sharaf (1997) 123
13. 9. Widening Horizons (1): Sex, Memory and Revolution: Warda (2000) 136
14. 10. Widening Horizons (2): In the Land of the Capitalists: Amrikanli (Amri Kan Li) (2003) 155
15. 11. Return to Childhood: al-Talassus (2007) 171
16. 12. The French Connection: al-ʿImama wa-al-Qubbaʿa (2008) and al-Qanun al-Faransi (2008) 189
17. 13. Filling a Gap: al-Jalid (2011) 205
18. 14. Epilogue 212
19. Bibliography 217
20. Index 225