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The Map of Love

Ahdaf Soueif

Paperback | Pages: 529 pages

Rating: 3.81 | 5769 Users | 876 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Map of Love
ISBN:	0385720114 (ISBN13: 9780385720113)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Egypt
Literary Awards:	Booker Prize Nominee (1999)

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With her first novel, In the Eye of the Sun, Ahdaf Soueif garnered comparisons to Tolstoy, Flaubert, and George Eliot.  In her latest novel, which was shortlisted for Britain's prestigious Booker Prize, she combines the romantic skill of the nineteenth-century novelists with a very modern sense of culture and politics--both sexual and international.

At either end of the twentieth century, two women fall in love with men outside their familiar worlds. In 1901, Anna Winterbourne, recently widowed, leaves England for Egypt, an outpost of the Empire roiling with nationalist sentiment. Far from the comfort of the British colony, she finds herself enraptured by the real Egypt and in love with Sharif Pasha al-Baroudi. Nearly a hundred years later, Isabel Parkman, a divorced American journalist and descendant of Anna and Sharif has fallen in love with Omar al-Ghamrawi, a gifted and difficult Egyptian-American conductor with his own passionate politics. In an attempt to understand her conflicting emotions and to discover the truth behind her heritage, Isabel, too, travels to Egypt, and enlists Omar's sister's help in unravelling the story of Anna and Sharif's love.

Joining the romance and intricate storytelling of A.S. Byatt's Possession and Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, Ahdaf Soueif has once again created a mesmerizing tale of genuine eloquence and lasting importance.

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Title	:	The Map of Love
Author	:	Ahdaf Soueif
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 529 pages
Published	:	September 12th 2000 by Anchor Books (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Northern Africa. Egypt. Novels

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Ahdaf Soueif's familiarity with the British sensibility and the Victorian literary style merges almost seamlessly with the Arab tendency to imbue magical/mystical elements into historical accounts and personal storytelling. This novel is balanced in that respect, lacking the sentimentality of other Egyptian writers of fiction. In some instances the editorializing - the commentary on the historical & political situation which seems to be the author's rather than the narrator's view - began to

Egypt, in 1910, is in political turmoil. England dominates the government and rules the land bitterly opposed by Egyptian nationalists. Twin love stories unfold - one in the past and one in the present. Both are bittersweet and slowly blossom. The story, told in the voice of several characters, is deeply entwined with Egyptian culture. At times I felt lost. There was not enough historic background to fully understand the politics of the day. Also, the character of Anna, originally presented as a

26 MAR 2016 - this is a book that with the correct cinematography and casting would make a fantastic film. In my mind, I am thinking of a comparison to Out of Africa. As for the reading of The Map of Love, as is usual with multiple storylines, I enjoyed Anna's story more. The Map of Love is a lovely read and I will hold out hope that someone will turn this into a lovely film.

One of my favorite books - it has everything you could want - romance, Egypt, kidnapping, desserts, stars, England, illigitamate children, brooding academic-types, sexy political dissidents, bold women, multi-cultural challenges, contemporary politics, turn-of-the-20th-century politics, luxe, fabric, fashion, trunks with old letters, family homes, lattice - shiveringly good...

Judging by the price sticker I purchased this in Dublin's Chapters Bookshop. The cover is Aswan twilight with feluccas *sighs a remembering sigh*.Dedication: For IanFront Quotes: It is strange this period [1900-1914] when the Colonialists and their collaborators thought everything was quiet - was one of the most fertile in Egypt's history. A great examination of the self took place, and a great recharging of energy in preparation for a new Renaissance. (Gamal 'Abd el-Nasser, 'The Covenant' 1962)

Ahdaf Soueif presents two tales to provide a bridge across nations and generations. Amal receives a trunk from Isabel a love interest of Amal's brother Omar who resides in New York. She becomes immersed in uncovering the story of Anna an English woman of the early twentieth century which is found in journals in the trunk, one side of which Amal is already familiar with. While making her discoveries in the trunk Amal finds the ties that bound her great uncle are again entrapping her brother. The

Ahdaf Soueif presents two tales to provide a bridge across nations and generations. Amal receives a trunk from Isabel a love interest of Amal's brother Omar who resides in New York. She becomes immersed in uncovering the story of Anna an English woman of the early twentieth century which is found in journals in the trunk, one side of which Amal is already familiar with. While making her discoveries in the trunk Amal finds the ties that bound her great uncle are again entrapping her brother. The