{"product_id":"9781925773743","title":"The Buried","description":"Author: Hessler, Peter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925773743\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 May 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate account of the Arab Spring, and Egypt's past and present, seen through the eyes of a wide range of Egyptians: political operators, archaeologists and garbage collectors; women, the queer community and migrants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinated by Egypt's rich history, Peter Hessler moved with his family to Cairo just after the Arab Spring had begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of the revolution, he attached himself to an important archaeological dig at a site known as The Buried. In Cairo, he got to know a young gay Egyptian who struggled with pressures from the police and society. Hessler and his wife also struck up a friendship with their Arabic-language instructor, Rifaat, a cynical political sophisticate who helped explain the country's turmoil. And a different kind of friendship was formed with their illiterate garbage collector, Sayyid, whose access to the refuse of Cairo is another kind of archaeological excavation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lives of ordinary Egyptians, Hessler creates a richly textured portrait of a revolution and the people swept up in it, drawing connections between contemporary politics and the ancient past. \u003ci\u003eThe Buried\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of uncompromising intelligence and glorious humanity: an extraordinary achievement that unearths a new world for the reader.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181153104030,"sku":"UBD-9781925773743","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925773743.jpg?v=1787399222","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925773743","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}