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The Mamur Zapt and the Men Behind

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Kiadó: Fontana
Kiadás helye: Glasgow
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 220 oldal
Sorozatcím: Fontana
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 20 cm x 13 cm
ISBN: 0-00-647266-4
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"T H E
MAMUR
ZAPT
AND THE
MEN BEHIND
4 More magical resurrection of Egypt
under British rule Pearce's dry
humour matches his skill at evocative
plot-stirring'
SUNDAY TIMES
Riding home on his donkey, Fairclough
of Customs is shot at from behind. It is
the first of many similar incidents - all
seemingly aimed at public servants. Is this
a sinister campaign to undermine British
rule in Cromer's Egypt? Who are the
men behind'? The Mamur Zapt,
Head of Cairo's Secret Police is told to
find out quickly. His efforts to'do so
involve him in the wily manoeuvrings
of the Khedive's court and the dubious
speculations of a visiting commercial
delegation. An ever-ambitious fading
political Pasha, an over-enthusiastic
bomb-juggling Berber bodyguard and a
knife-wielding gypsy girl (whose claims
he has to balance against those of his fiery
and possessive Egyptian mistress) are just
some of the characters he encounters in
his search for answers.
'Smell the spices, hear... Tovább

Fülszöveg


"T H E
MAMUR
ZAPT
AND THE
MEN BEHIND
4 More magical resurrection of Egypt
under British rule Pearce's dry
humour matches his skill at evocative
plot-stirring'
SUNDAY TIMES
Riding home on his donkey, Fairclough
of Customs is shot at from behind. It is
the first of many similar incidents - all
seemingly aimed at public servants. Is this
a sinister campaign to undermine British
rule in Cromer's Egypt? Who are the
men behind'? The Mamur Zapt,
Head of Cairo's Secret Police is told to
find out quickly. His efforts to'do so
involve him in the wily manoeuvrings
of the Khedive's court and the dubious
speculations of a visiting commercial
delegation. An ever-ambitious fading
political Pasha, an over-enthusiastic
bomb-juggling Berber bodyguard and a
knife-wielding gypsy girl (whose claims
he has to balance against those of his fiery
and possessive Egyptian mistress) are just
some of the characters he encounters in
his search for answers.
'Smell the spices, hear the hubbub
savour the wry, impartial humour'
OBSERVER
'The fourth of his delightful,
tongue-in-cheek stories about Cairo
in Edwardian times'
BIRMINGHAM POST Vissza

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