Friendly Fire
Egypt

Friendly Fire

by Alaa Al Aswany

Family & Heritage Fiction 2009

Summary

An Israeli family gathers for the holidays, but beneath the familiar rituals lie old resentments, unspoken fears, and questions about the meaning of home. Amotz Yaari, a successful engineer, and his wife, Daniela, find their carefully ordered lives disrupted by a family crisis that sends Daniela travelling to Africa to visit her widowed brother-in-law. Meanwhile, their son is serving in the Israeli army, and the family struggles to reconcile its private concerns with the realities of military service and political conflict. Moving between domestic life and distant landscapes, Friendly Fire examines the fragile bonds that hold families together and the ways war infiltrates even the most intimate relationships.

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Alaa Al Aswany
Alaa Al Aswany

Alaa Al Aswany is an Egyptian novelist, essayist, and former dentist, widely regarded as one of the most prominent contemporary writers in Arabic literature. Born in Cairo in 1957, he studied dentistry at Cairo University and later continued his training at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He practised dentistry for many years while developing his literary career. His breakthrough novel, The Yacoubian Building (2002), became an international bestseller, offering an unflinching portrait of Egyptian society through the lives of residents in a Cairo apartment building. His other notable works include Chicago, The Automobile Club of Egypt, and The Republic of False Truths. Known for combining engaging storytelling with sharp social criticism, Al Aswany frequently examines authoritarianism, corruption, class divisions, and the struggle for individual freedom. He has received several international literary awards and was appointed a Chevalier of France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2016. His works have been translated into more than thirty languages.

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2009
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Alaa Al Aswany