Is it too late to suggest a title? (I was away during October.)
If not, may I suggest The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany? I've been wanting to read it for a while and I think it fulfils the required criteria.
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Is it too late to suggest a title? (I was away during October.)
If not, may I suggest The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany? I've been wanting to read it for a while and I think it fulfils the required criteria.
Thanks for your nomination, Kasie, but the nomination period is over and we have started the voting process for Egypt.
Glad you are back :)
It is always a treat to be introduced to a new author. I'm interested in two of the novels and will read them whether they win or not. I know I haven't participated much this year, but the foreign nominations have given me a wonderful opportunity to hear about some interesting authors that I might not have discovered on my own. Selecting authors by country was a great idea!:thumbs_up
I'm still waitning for Nossa to help me decide. She must be busy. I haven't seen her around. I will hold my vote for another day or so.
I have 50+ posts now. Am I eligible to vote on this poll?
as far as i know yes. :) go vote.
Paige> You can vote now! :)
Going once...
Going twice...
Sold?
I would have like to join in this time, but the winner doesn't sound like my cup of teeth. It worked out though, because I've started Sartre's The Words and will follow it up with Proust's Swann's Way. Enjoy the book; I'll be reading the discussion to see what I missed.
Actually the book sounds interesting to me. I do wish to read a work from a middle eastern nation. The only thing that holds me back is the length of the book. I'll see if it's easily available. I will consider it.
*in the voice of an audience setting up a joke*: How long is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
Isn't that a little private? :p :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by NickAdams
Amazon said it was 544 pages. If it reads fast, that's not too bad, but if it's a grinder, that'll take me too long.
Got the book today, am looking forward to the discussion - it does look very interesting and coincidentally I was already going to buy it before I stumbled upon this topic!
I got the book in paperback from the library. Mine is 516 pages. I'll not offer an opinion of it yet, other than to say it is not a "dense" read. I'm getting through it very quickly.
LMAO!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil