The Last Days of the Pasha
Rasha Adly
The novel takes us on the journey of Hasan al-Barbari, who accompanies the giraffe sent by Mohammed Ali Pasha, ruler of Egypt in the nineteenth century, as a gift to the King of France. His journey reveals some surprises, since he is much more than a mere guard of the giraffe. The other protagonist in the novel is a historian who has dedicated his life to study and research. He is convinced that there was a conspiracy against the Pasha which struck fear into him at the end of his life. He explores all possible avenues in order to discover the truth, and finally decides to open the grave of the Pasha and examine his remains…
Publisher
Arab Scientific Publishers
Nomination
2020 Longlist
Rasha Adly
Country of origin Eqypt
About the author
Rasha Adly is an Egyptian writer, born in Cairo in 1972. She is a researcher and freelance lecturer in the history of art, and Cairo correspondent for the Emirates Culture magazine. She is the author of seven novels: The Clamour of Silence (2010), Life is Not Always Rosy (2013), The Tattoo (2014), Confused Women (2014), The Shores of Departure (2016), Passion (2017), which was IPAF longlisted in 2018, and The Last Days of the Pasha (2019).