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Waguih Ghali

    Waguih Ghali, ktorého život je obostretý tajomstvom, zanechal nezmazateľnú stopu jedinou románovou prácou. V tomto diele majstrovsky skúma stret kultúr a osobné krízy, často s autobiografickými prvkami odrážajúcimi jeho vlastné skúsenosti s identitou a exilom. Ghaliho štýl sa vyznačuje bystrosťou a prenikavým pozorovaním ľudskej povahy, pričom sa nebojí nahliadať do temnejších zákutí existencie. Jeho literárny odkaz, hoci skromný čo do rozsahu, je o to silnejší svojou hĺbkou a úprimnosťou.

    Beer in the Snooker Club
    • Beer in the Snooker Club

      • 220 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania
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      Behind the bar at Jameel's in Cairo hang two mugs engraved with the names of Ram and Font. During their years together in London, they drank many a pint of Bass from these mugs. But there is no Bass in Nasser's Egypt, so Ram and Font have to make do with a heady mixture of beer, vodka and whisky. Yearning for Bass they long to be far from a revolution that neither serves the people nor allows their rich aunts to live the life of leisure they are accustomed to. Stranded between two cultures, Ram and Font must choose between dangerous political opposition and reluctant acquiescence. First published in 1964, Beer in the Snooker Club is a classic of the literature of emigration.

      Beer in the Snooker Club