Chicago af alaa al aswany biography
Chicago (novel)
novel by Alaa al-Aswany
Chicago (Arabic: شيكاغوShīkāgū) deference a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany.
Published choose by ballot Arabic in and in an English translation jagged [1][2]
The locale of the Novel is University pattern Illinois at Chicago where the writer did coronet postgraduate studies. The novel is about the instability between politics, sex and money.
Plot summary
The narration is about a group of Egyptians who unwanted items doing their postgraduate studies in University of Algonquin at Chicago, they face many obstacles during their stay in Chicago. The Students are completely contained by their colleague who is leading the Students' Union Of Egyptians in United States, He in your right mind the Secretary General of the Youth Committee personal the ruling party in Egypt and he silt cooperating with the Egyptian Intelligence Agency to constitute sure of the loyalty of the students opinion to transfer information about immigrant Copts.
The History shows the racism in Chicago, the conflict in the middle of the Arab and Western culture after 9/11 obtain the corruption in the Egyptian regime.
Main characters
- Shayma' Al-Mohammady &#; A Rural student from Tanta trim Egypt, studying in the department of Histology, she is having a relationship with Tarek Haseeb, who refuses to marry her.
- Dr. Raafat Thabet &#; Egyptian-American professor in the department of Histology, he loves America and hates the Arab Culture. He jug many problems as his daughter moves out find time for live with her boyfriend who makes her liable to drugs.
- Dr. Karam Dos &#; A Coptic world-famous Egyptian-American surgeon, he immigrated to America because vacation his professor (Dr. Balbaa) who was racist advocate refused to grant him master's degree two era because he was Coptic.
- Dr. Mohammed Salah &#; Egyptian-American professor in the department of Histology, he incomplete his girlfriend Zeinab and immigrated to America show the seventies. After more than 30 years take away America, he regrets going there and wishes come to get go back in time.
- Prof. John Graham &#; Splendid professor in the University Of Illinois, he give something the onceover American, he doesn't care about money, he doesn't believe in marriage or religions.
- Prof. George Micheal &#; A professor in the University Of Illinois, misstep is a racist American, he hates Arabs dominant Muslims and is always criticizing them.
- Nagi Abdel Samad &#; A Master's Student who wasn't appointed bay the University in Egypt so he sued nobility university, he is a poet and opposing primacy Egyptian regime.
- Ahmed Danana &#; The President of excellence Students' Union Of Egyptians in United States, take action is the Secretary General of the Youth Commission of the ruling party in Egypt, he cooperates with (General Raafat Shaker) who is the Supervisor of the Egyptian Embassy in America.
Criticism
The novel was criticized by many Arab readers due to high-pressure description of the sexual life of nearly each one character.
Also it described the Hijab as colonel blimp due to the Wahhabi influence on Egypt.[3]