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Well written, Perceptive,,
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This is actually my first reading of Al Aswany's work and am happy to have been exposed to it. I completed the book quickly and I found the work to be engaging and to flow well.
One of the issues one finds with some short story works is that the author can sometime skip over character or plot development but in this case the stories were well developed, with a good pace and flowed to a close naturally without the notion of being forced. As other reviews have mentioned, all of the stories concern real life issues and perhaps illustrate that human needs/want/desires and particularly challenges move along the same lines albeit with different intensities. A great introduction to a strong writer and a book worth owning.
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An excellent introduction,
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An excellent introduction to the masters work whihc touches on themes familiar from his earlier works and presents hi style and favourite subjects in an easily digestible format
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Interestingly different,
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I am a fan of Alaa Al Aswany's novels and was interested to come across these stories. Less assured than the novels, they still stand out. His writing is as assured as ever, but the novella 'He who drew close and saw' which is the main part of this book though clever and with a good twist I found just a little cold, and less original than his other writing. That said, a good collection and well worth seeking out.
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