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By Roger H. Guichard Jr.

ISBN-10: 1498231071

ISBN-13: 9781498231077

ISBN-10: 1498231098

ISBN-13: 9781498231091

viewers have frequently remarked at the gentle of Egypt. there's something in regards to the delicate diffusion of sun within the nation that makes it visually unique. starting within the early 19th century a mixture of that gentle and the recent, extra delicate know-how of lithography conspired jointly to permit artists to seize with exceptional constancy the country's monuments, Pharaonic in addition to Islamic.

But there's differently during which the note "light" captures the truth of Egypt. In Arabic it really is acknowledged that the blood of a humans is both "light" or "heavy." the place the blood of others within the area may be stated to be heavy, that of the Egyptians is emphatically mild and it usually turns out to were that approach. right here, the be aware serves as a proxy for "cheerful" or "optimistic."

The publication that follows captures a few of that primary Egyptian buoyancy and optimism, and it was once now not very tough to do. the perspective is infectious and someone who has lived for any size of time within the state is at risk of succumbing. The items replicate a occasionally wry, sometimes funny, yet continually affectionate view of an basically unchanging Egypt.

"Roger Guichard is aware much approximately Egypt and loves so much of it. This tremendous special account of his travels--not purely in Egypt yet elsewhere--shows him to be an indefatigable researcher with unlimited interest. you possibly can now not ask for a extra unique consultant to a desirable a part of the world."
--John P. Richardson, retired intelligence officer and heart East professional

Roger H. Guichard Jr. is a administration advisor who has lived and labored for many of the final thirty years within the Arab and Muslim worlds. he's the writer of Niebuhr in Egypt (2013).

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