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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit
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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (2007) (edit title/settings)

My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World

by Lucette Matalon Lagnado (Author) (edit contributors)

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In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty and cosmopolitan glamour of Cairo in the years between World War II and Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power. Her father, Leon, was a boulevardier who conducted business on the elegant terrace of Shepheard's Hotel, and later, in... read more

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On the first Thursday night of every month, Cairo grew completely still as every man, from the pashas in their palaces to the fellahin in their hovels, huddled by the radio and motioned to their wives and children not to disturb them.

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  1. Lucette Matalon Lagnado (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Ecco
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Publication Date: June 26, 2007
ISBN: 0060822120
Page Count: 352

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