Friendly fire is a novella and collection of short stories from alaa al aswany, author of the yacoubian building. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Voice of reason interview with the author, national geographic interactive, nd. August book sense pick a fading aristocrat and selfproclaimed scientist of women. Published in 2002 in its original arabic edition, the yacoubian building is a novel by egyptian author alaa al aswany.
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