{"product_id":"9789774166426","title":"Butterfly Wings: An Egyptian Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chance encounter on a plane throws together Doha, a fashion designer unhappily married to a leading figure in the Mubarak regime, and Ashraf, an academic and leading dissident. The story of their relationship and Doha's self-discovery runs alongside a young Egyptian's search for the mother he never knew, and these intersecting narratives unfold against the background of political protests that culminate in the overthrow of the regime.\u003cbr\u003eA moving and at times humorous story, Butterfly Wings is an extended allegory of Egypt's modern experience of authoritarian rule and explores the fractures and challenges of a society at the moment of revolutionary transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohamed Salmawy's almost prophetic novel was first published in Arabic immediately prior to the events of 25 January 2011, and has been celebrated as 'the novel that predicted the Revolution.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065439273200,"sku":"9789774166426","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789774166426_p0.jpg?v=1763689343","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789774166426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}