{"product_id":"9781617971495","title":"The Zafarani Files: An Egyptian Novel","description":"An unknown observer is watching the residents of a small, closely-knit neighborhood in Cairo's old city, making notes. The college graduate, the street vendors, the political prisoner, the café owner, the taxi driver, the beautiful green-eyed young wife with the troll of a husband all are subjects of surveillance. The watcher's reports flow seamlessly into a narrative about Zafarani Alley, a village tucked into a corner of the city, where intrigue is the main entertainment, and everyone has a secret. Suspicion, superstition, and a wicked humor prevail in this darkly comedic novel. Drawing upon the experience of his own childhood growing up in al-Hussein, where the fictional Zafarani Alley is located, Gamal al-Ghitani has created a world richly populated with characters and situations that possess authenticity behind their veils of satire.","brand":"American University in Cairo Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169571324144,"sku":"9781617971495","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617971495_p0.jpg?v=1763854577","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617971495","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}