Rotten evidence : reading and writing in an Egyptian prison
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Halls, Katharine, translator.
McSweeney's (Firm), publisher.
Published
San Francisco : McSweeney's, [2023].
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Castle Valley Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
365.6 NAJI
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Published
San Francisco : McSweeney's, [2023].
Format
Book
Language
English

Notes

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Translation of: Hirz mikamkim.
General Note
First published as Hirz mikamkim by Sefsafa Publishing House, Giza, in 2019; second edition by Khan Aljanub, Berlin, in 2021.
Description
"In February 2016, Ahmed Naji was sentenced to two years in prison for "violating public modesty," after an excerpt of his novel Using Life reportedly caused a reader to experience heart palpitations. Naji ultimately served ten months of that sentence, in a group cell block in Cairo's Tora Prison. Rotten Evidence is a chronicle of those months. Through Naji's writing, the world of Egyptian prison comes into vivid focus, with its cigarette-based economy, home-made chess sets, and well-groomed fixers. Naji's storytelling is lively and uncompromising, filled with rare insights into both the mundane and grand questions he confronts. How does one secure a steady supply of fresh vegetables without refrigeration? How does one write and revise a novel in a single notebook? Fight boredom? Build a clothes hanger? Negotiate with the chief of intelligence? And, most crucially, how does one make sense of a senseless oppression: finding oneself in prison for the act of writing fiction. Genuine and defiant, this book stands as a testament to the power of the creative mind, in the face of authoritarian censorship."--Front flap of cover.
Language
In English, translated from the Arabic.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Naji, A., & Halls, K. (2023). Rotten evidence: reading and writing in an Egyptian prison . McSweeney's.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naji, Ahmad, 1985- and Katharine, Halls. 2023. Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in an Egyptian Prison. McSweeney's.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Naji, Ahmad, 1985- and Katharine, Halls. Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in an Egyptian Prison McSweeney's, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Naji, Ahmad, and Katharine Halls. Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in an Egyptian Prison McSweeney's, 2023.

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