Taxi
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 190630002X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Described as an urban sociology, an ethnography, a classic of oral history, and even a work of poetry in motion, these narratives tell tales of the struggle for survival and dignity among greater Cairo’s 80,000 cab drivers. Underscoring the most diverse species on the planetthe taxi driverthis striking portrait unveils the polluted, unforgiving streets of Cairo, a city that simply refuses to stand still. Bringing together 58 fictional monologues from Cairo cabbies, recreated from actual experiences while traversing the city, this novel takes readers on a roller coaster of emotions as bumpy and noisy as the city's potholed and chaotic streets. Written in a rich colloquial, this unique anthology combines poignant self-reflections with the authentic insights of the man on the street.
"A book to make you feel guilty you ever tried to bargain down a cab fare in any poor country." Chicago Tribune
"Street smarts ." according to Ronald Scheer. In conversations with 58 Cairo cab drivers, this entertaining novel is a street-level and street-smart portrait of the City on the Nile. Each chapter is a character sketch, no two alike, though there is a theme that runs through most of them - the near impossibility of making a living driving a taxi. Interesting contemporary Egyptian novel D. Chaudoir Taxi is an interesting patchwork of a novel by the freshly-minted Egyptian journalist-commentator-filmmaker cum writer Khaled al-Khamissi. The fifty-eight chapters that comprise this unusual book represent fifty-eight separate taxi rides taken by the narrator, who is merely the guise of a thinly-vei. A wonderful account of what people really think A facinating book. Well worth the read for anybody headed for Egypt or interested in Egypt and the Arab worldIt has a lot to say about the challenges we as a nation face in that part of the world. A wonderful account of what people really think, at least taxi drivers.