{"product_id":"9781477250761","title":"Memories of Alexandria: From a Void to Nothingness","description":"Set against the background of what was then the worldâ??s most cosmopolitan city this revised and expanded edition of â??Memories of Alexandriaâ? tells the story of a Spanish-Egyptian family from the years immediately after the Spanish Civil War to Egyptâ??s decades of revolution, unrest and conflict between the late forties and the mid-sixties.\u003cbr\u003eThe story line runs incessantly back and forth, embracing, like a lively journey, past and future, portraying historical accounts and colourful, three dimensional characters from all walks of life with a philosophical, cynical and cranky approach to the distressingly phoney values of man â?? and the uselessness of it all. It is also the story of the â??uprootedâ?, those Egyptian Khawagat (foreigners) who, after revolution and wars, were forced out of a country they thought was theirs by unforeseen and tragic circumstances.\u003cbr\u003eThe writing is sincere, cynical, eccentric, ironic, candid, sexy, bold, crude and desperate. In a nutshell, â??Memories of Alexandriaâ? â?? From a void to nothingness â?? is a surrealistic, philosophical story of bygone times.\u003cbr\u003eRicardo Wahby Tapia is now retired after forty years in business, mainly in the tourist industry. He lives in Madrid and Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria).","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107644522736,"sku":"9781477250761","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781477250761_p0.jpg?v=1763613385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781477250761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}