Angry Voices: An Anthology of the Off-Beat: New Egyptian Poets
A new movement is emerging in Egyptian literature -- urban in its energies; cosmopolitan in its national, Arabic, and western influences; independent and rowdy in its voices. Now one of Egypt's most honored translators and writers has gathered a selection of this postmodern writing in one place for the first time. With its edginess and play of styles, this collection showcases a dynamic, emergent scene.
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A new movement is emerging in Egyptian literature -- urban in its energies; cosmopolitan in its national, Arabic, and western influences; independent and rowdy in its voices. Now one of Egypt's most honored translators and writers has gathered a selection of this postmodern writing in one place for the first time. With its edginess and play of styles, this collection showcases a dynamic, emergent scene.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionWhy Are Seamen Always Miserable?3" - "6Dali8Behind the House9A Tale11The Wall of Genesis15Childhood Wall17Anwar Kamel Celebrates Le Quatorze Juillet18If I Were a God21Untitled24This Is How the Magician Produces a Dove out of the Hat27There Is Music Going Down the Stairs29We Must Be Assured That a Fine Poet Will Be Born, Even after Fifteen Years31A Morning Window32A Relic33Aida33Streets of Black and White36In Front of the House40The Mermaid41A Bird Close to Old Houses41A Village Near a Church42Archeology44Declining Sun47Dust Storm50I Considered Myself52A Child Hunting Tales55Nearly Three Million Years Ago59Nightmares Fit to Arouse Misgivings60Neutrality62Repetition62Too Many Times63A Portrait64A Dance with Nothing On, with Nobody Around65Thermometer of Happiness68No Need to Discourage Dreams70A Personal Portrait72A Good Man Talking to Himself73The Sadder Man77Charlie Chaplin80The Singer81For Heiner Muller83Don Quixote and the Flour Mills87Half a Lemon, Half a Cigarette, and Half a Desire to Have It Off90The Devil's Symbol91Truth: I Have Five Fingers on Each Hand!93The Harem95Troy97Marionette100On the Declaration of Joy103Small Bodies That Cannot Be Heeded104I Can Talk to Them106
