The Photographer's Wife
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Book Overview
It is mid-summer 1891, and Emile Touta has gathered his extended family for the annual photograph on the beach at Alexandria. There he falls in love with Dora - a beautiful and self-assured young... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1860466990
ISBN13:9781860466991
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:Harvill Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Enchanting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Robert Solé...a master story teller. This is definitely one of his best books. Enjoyed so much reading it that I could not put it down. Solé superbly captures the spirit of middle eastern families with their happiness and sorrows as well as the political events and makes us part of it. A MUST read.
A Savory Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
A long wait has finally come to an end. Having read all of Robert Sole's (Pronounced: Soley) books in French, I kept checking to see when the first English translation would be out. In "The Photographer's wife" Sole exposes with extreme accuracy the everyday life of Egypt through a well-developed plot. He describes his characters so vividly that they remind you of people you know. The read is very enjoyable and learning about levantine history at the end of the 19th century is painless. Sole is par excellence my favorite contemporary writer. I look forward to the translations of the rest of his books.
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