Cairo (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: André Raymond
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: History and travel
- Time of Work: 642 to the late twentieth century
- Setting: Cairo, Egypt
- Principal Characters: Amr ibn al-As, Nasir Muhammad, Tagi al-Din Ahmad al-Maqrizi, Ahmad ibn Tulun, Saladin, Muhammad Ali, Isma’il Pasha, Napoleon Bonaparte
- Genres: Nonfiction, Travel writing, History
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Islam, Religion, Eighteenth century, Christianity, Muslims, Egypt or Egyptians, Military life or service, Middle Ages, Middle East, Plague, Heads of state, Seventh century
- Locales: Cairo, Egypt
The English translation of André Raymond’s Cairo appears only two years after the publication of Max Rodenbeck’s Cairo: The City Victorious (1999), a work that also charted the development of this major Middle Eastern city from its origins to the modern period. Because of the two works’ similarity in focus, their comparison is inevitable. It is important to note, however, that the two authors intended their books for slightly different audiences. Rodenbeck’s Cairo: The City Victorious is a very readable, popularizing history; Raymond’s Cairo is far...
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