The Mamur Zapt and The Girl in Nile

ISBN-13: 9780008259396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017

Michael Pearce

Opis

A classic historical mystery from award-winning Michael Pearce, in which the body of a young woman washes up in the Nile and the Mamur Zapt is drawn into the seedy world of Egyptian politics.

Recenzje

'Light touch and witty dialogue . . . a continuing delight' Sunday Telegraph

'A charming, clever invocation of a vanished world' Mail on Sunday

'Sheer fun' The Times

'Enjoyable ... original and charming' Independent

O autorze

Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. Michael Pearce now lives in London and is best known as the author of the award-winning Mamur Zapt books.