Seeds Of Corruption
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sun-scorched banks of the Nile to the fractured heart of modern Egypt, Seeds of Corruption presents a gripping portrait of a society caught between tradition and the corroding forces of greed, ambition, and moral compromise. Sabri Moussa chronicles the lives of characters ensnared in a web of political and personal decay, illustrating how corruption quietly takes root in the soil of everyday life, poisoning institutions, relationships, and individual conscience alike. Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Egypt, the novel captures a nation wrestling with its own identity in the wake of colonialism and rapid modernization. Moussa writes with a sharp, unflinching eye, employing a narrative style that is at once intimate and expansive, drawing readers into a world where private failings mirror public catastrophe. Translated into English by Mona N. Mikhail, this edition brings Moussa's incisive Arabic prose to a wider audience, preserving the novel's urgent moral tone and its richly layered social critique. A landmark of contemporary Egyptian literature, Seeds of Corruption leaves the reader with a haunting question: when corruption becomes the very foundation of a society, what hope remains for those who dare to resist it?
Author: Sabri Moussa
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Houghton Mifflin Company
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the sun-scorched banks of the Nile to the fractured heart of modern Egypt, Seeds of Corruption presents a gripping portrait of a society caught between tradition and the corroding forces of greed, ambition, and moral compromise. Sabri Moussa chronicles the lives of characters ensnared in a web of political and personal decay, illustrating how corruption quietly takes root in the soil of everyday life, poisoning institutions, relationships, and individual conscience alike. Set against the backdrop of mid-twentieth-century Egypt, the novel captures a nation wrestling with its own identity in the wake of colonialism and rapid modernization. Moussa writes with a sharp, unflinching eye, employing a narrative style that is at once intimate and expansive, drawing readers into a world where private failings mirror public catastrophe. Translated into English by Mona N. Mikhail, this edition brings Moussa's incisive Arabic prose to a wider audience, preserving the novel's urgent moral tone and its richly layered social critique. A landmark of contemporary Egyptian literature, Seeds of Corruption leaves the reader with a haunting question: when corruption becomes the very foundation of a society, what hope remains for those who dare to resist it?