Re: Alaa Al Aswany: The Yacoubian Building
I read this a few weeks ago, and I need to get around to translating my review. But I quite liked it; it's entertaining and very free-spirited, and while not a masterpiece, definitely worth a read.
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Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.
- Umberto Eco
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