Suzi Feay

Cairo in crisis: The Republic of False Truths, by Alaa Al Aswany, reviewed

The story of Egypt’s 2011 revolution is seen through the eyes of various Cairenes, both for and against

Anti-Mubarak protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, February 2011
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  • The Republic of False Truths

    Alaa Al Aswany, translated by S.R. Fellowes

    Faber, pp. 464, £16

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