The Diaries of Waguih Ghali An Egyptian Writer in the Swinging Sixties Volume 2: 1966--68
The Diaries of Waguih Ghali An Egyptian Writer in the Swinging Sixties Volume 2: 1966--68
- ISBN 13:
9789774168123
- ISBN 10:
9774168127
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 08/01/2017
- Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
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Summary
Waguih Ghali (1930?-69), author of the acclaimed novel Beer in the Snooker Club, was a libertine, sponger, and manic depressive, but also an extraordinary writer, a pacifist, and a savvy political commentator. Covering the last four years of his life, Ghali's Diaries offer an exciting glimpse into London's swinging sixties. Volume 2 of the Diaries covers the period from 1966 to 1968. Moving from West Germany to London and Israel, and back in memory to Egypt and Paris, the entries boast of endless drinking, countless love affairs, and of mingling with the dazzling intellectuals of London, but the Diaries also critique the sinister political circles of Jerusalem and Cairo, describe Ghali's trepidation at being the first Egyptian allowed into Israel after the 1967 War, and confess in detail the pain and difficulties of writing and exile.
Including an interview conducted by Deborah Starr, with Ghali's cousin, former director of UNICEF-Geneva, Samir Basta.