The Yacoubian Building

The Yacoubian Building explores the lives of diverse residents in a Cairo apartment complex, depicting social inequality and political changes in contemporary Egypt.

Published in 2002, this novel portrays the societal transformations following Egypt's 1952 revolution through the stories of residents in an Art Deco building.

The narrative addresses fundamental aspects of Egyptian society, including class divisions, religious conservatism, sexuality, and the decline of secular traditions.

The novel provides readers with an understanding of Cairo's social structure through interconnected stories of characters from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

The building's rooftop contains fifty small rooms that evolved from storage spaces into housing for poor migrants, representing Egypt's urbanization challenges.

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