Maze of Justice: Diary of a Country Prosecutor- An Egyptian Novel

by Tawfik Al-Hakim

Other authorsP. H. Newby (Foreword), Abba Eban (Translator)
Paperback, 1989

Status

Available

Call number

892.735

Publication

University of Texas Press (1989), 136 pages

Description

An Egyptian comedy of errors. Partly autobiographical, it is in the form of a diary by a young public prosecutor posted to a village in rural Egypt. Imbued with the ideals of a European education, he encounters a world of poverty and backwardness, red tape and incompetence of state officials.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

8.5 inches

ISBN

0863562000 / 9780863562006

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