Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil
Cairo is a constantly expanding and changing megalopolis, whose residents negotiate the binary oppositions of centre/periphery, development/poverty, and local/global. This paper investigates the literary representation of the Egyptian capital in four novels by Shalabī and Abū Julayyil published b...
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Cairo is a constantly expanding and changing megalopolis, whose residents negotiate the binary oppositions of centre/periphery, development/poverty, and local/global. This paper investigates the literary representation of the Egyptian capital in four novels by Shalabī and Abū Julayyil published between 1981 and 2008. Firstly, it overviews recent scholarship about the literary geography of Cairo. Then, it examines the narrative techniques employed by Shalabī and Abū Julayyil to portray semi-official spaces, such as historical palaces now in decline, hash dens, shantytowns, and buildings on the verge of collapse. I argue that these spaces interact with the rest of the city, while developing a highly local culture, embodied by eccentric humorous characters.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b395df14dff4d2d97a926d2d6f267dd2023-10-30T08:17:11ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale2385-30422018-06-0154110.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/005journal_article_1337Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū JulayyilDozio, Cristina0Università degli Studi di Milano, Italia Cairo is a constantly expanding and changing megalopolis, whose residents negotiate the binary oppositions of centre/periphery, development/poverty, and local/global. This paper investigates the literary representation of the Egyptian capital in four novels by Shalabī and Abū Julayyil published between 1981 and 2008. Firstly, it overviews recent scholarship about the literary geography of Cairo. Then, it examines the narrative techniques employed by Shalabī and Abū Julayyil to portray semi-official spaces, such as historical palaces now in decline, hash dens, shantytowns, and buildings on the verge of collapse. I argue that these spaces interact with the rest of the city, while developing a highly local culture, embodied by eccentric humorous characters. http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/005Egyptian novel. Hash den. Humour. Microcosm. Old Cairo. Shantytowns. Travelogue |
| spellingShingle | Dozio, Cristina Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale Egyptian novel. Hash den. Humour. Microcosm. Old Cairo. Shantytowns. Travelogue |
| title | Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil |
| title_full | Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil |
| title_fullStr | Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil |
| title_short | Il Cairo: luoghi semi-ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di Shalabī e Abū Julayyil |
| title_sort | il cairo luoghi semi ufficiali e personaggi eccentrici nei romanzi di shalabi e abu julayyil |
| topic | Egyptian novel. Hash den. Humour. Microcosm. Old Cairo. Shantytowns. Travelogue |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/005 |
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