{"product_id":"i-do-not-sleep-9781649030986","title":"I Do Not Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eI Do Not Sleep is a novel by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous that explores the complex human condition through the story of a young woman's revenge against her father's betrayal. The novel challenges patriarchal norms and was adapted into a classic Egyptian cinema in 1957. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 344 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 January 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Nadia had been raised by her father, after her parents divorced when she was only a baby. Indulged and petulant, she remained the only female in her father's life. But when she returns from boarding school to find that he has remarried without her knowledge, she conspires to restore her rightful place, creating misery, confusion, and a flood of unexpected consequences in her wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten as a letter, a confession, by now twenty-one-year-old Nadia, Ihsan Abdel Kouddouss classic novel of revenge and betrayal challenges patriarchal norms with its strong female characters and brazen sexuality, and continues to speak to the complex human condition. It dives into middle-class life, and lays bare the repressed desires, seething jealousies, and complicated dramas of family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbdel Kouddouss masterpiece I Do Not Sleep was adapted into a classic of Egyptian cinema in 1957, and its publication for the first time in English is an international publishing event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 344g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 131 x 203 x 31 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781649030986\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iohsaan Abd Al-Qaddaus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44093724557562,"sku":"9781649030986","price":14.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646207601875_book.jpg?v=1646926258","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/i-do-not-sleep-9781649030986","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}