Author gained international renown after publication of Zayni Barakat, the historical novel set in Mamluk Egypt.
Regarded as one of Egypt's greatest modern writers.
Literary memoir rather than linear account of Ghitani's life
Language is lyrical, meditative. Content on memory, regret, confession, old age, has universal appeal.
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