Ṣabāḥ al-ward
earliest edition we have, 1987 Actes sud, 2001 174 pages
"C'est une calamité que d'avoir une mémoire, mais c'est la seule grâce qui demeure." Le narrateur de Matin de roses se souvient du quartier de son enfance, avec ses maisons coquettes et ses jardins en fleurs, mais l'évocation nostalgique n'est qu'un prétexte pour croiser les itinéraires, parfois douloureux, d'une douzaine de familles cairotes, microcosme d'une Egypte qui n'a pas su concilier authenticité et modernité...
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