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I know many songs, but I cannot singI know many songs, but I cannot sing

I know many songs, but I cannot sing1996

Brian Kiteley

About this book

Brian Kiteley has chosen as backdrop for this mesmerizing tale the ancient city of Cairo. An American known only as Ib encounters an Armenian named Gamal-Leon, who begins to follow Ib as a practical joke one evening toward the end of Ramadan, the period when Muslims fast during the day and feast most of the night. As the two strangers roam the streets in the deepening night, we swim with Ib against a tide of mistranslations, misunderstanding, and rumor, and are submerged with him in a heady, almost hallucinatory experience of foreignness.

Details

First published
1996
OL Work ID
OL2972917W

Subjects

AmericansCity and town lifeFictionNew York Times reviewedFiction, generalTravel

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