The Televangelist: A Novel (Hoopoe Fiction) - Softcover

Ibrahim Essa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 977416718X ISBN 13: 9789774167188

Publisher: Hoopoe, 2016

Synopsis

The bestselling political thriller from one of Egypt's most outspoken journalists

Meet Egypt s top TV preacher Hatem el-Shenawi: a national celebrity revered by housewives and politicians alike for delivering Islam to the masses. Charismatic and quick-witted, he has friends in high places. But when he is entrusted with a secret that threatens to wreak havoc across the country, he is drawn into a web of political intrigue at the very heart of government. Can Hatem s fame and fortune save him from this unspeakable scandal?

Bestselling Egyptian author Ibrahim Essa is a renowned journalist, TV personality, and political commentator. He lives in Cairo, Egypt.

Translator of the winning novel in the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and winner of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Jonathan Wright was formerly the Reuters bureau chief in Cairo. He has translated Alaa Al-Aswany, Youssef Ziedan, and Hassan Blassim. He lives in London, UK.

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Review:

A master of the Arabic language... [Eissa] delivers a double dose of wit, humor and political satire, combined with painstaking knowledge of religion and the media world... Fascinating --Egypt Independent

We're in the presence of masterful storytelling... [Eissa] tells the story of Egypt, its society and state, culture and superstition, virtues and sins, love and intolerance... with skillful plotting, surgical social and psychological analysis --Saad El Din Ibrahim, El Watan

The novel of the season... a compelling testimony about this era --The Egyptian Daily

About the Author:

Bestselling Egyptian author Ibrahim Essa is a renowned journalist, TV personality, and political commentator. He lives in Cairo, Egypt.

Translator of the winning novel in the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and winner of the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Jonathan Wright was formerly the Reuters bureau chief in Cairo. He has translated Alaa Al-Aswany, Youssef Ziedan, and Hassan Blassim. He lives in London, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hoopoe
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 977416718X
• ISBN 13: 9789774167188
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512