Alexandria Adieu

A Personal History: 1939-1960

Alexandria Adieu
Adel Darwish, Michael Binyon
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Hardback
h221 x 142mm - 460pg
26 May 2022 UK
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9781914325007
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A twin narrative: one of the most insightful journalists of our time tells the enchanting story of this hauntingly beautiful city. Adel Darwish has been a distinguished figure in the Press Gallery at the House of Commons through some of the most tumultuous political upheavals of the modern age. His reporting and analysis have informed literally millions, both across the Middle East region and internationally, and he is a regular figure across satellite news channels the world over. In Alexandria Adieu, he shares an eyewitness account of life in this uniquely cosmopolitan and ancient city between the Second World War and 1960. Over the course of this period, he witnessed the exodus of over 100,000 Alexandrians dispersed worldwide and the sad demise of many of the city' s great institutions and traditions. This book tells that story and captures the lost charm, drawing not only on his own personal experiences in the city of his birth, but also on the rich historical background and the deep literary heritage.
Adel Darwish, is a British author, historian, political commentator and a veteran journalist, parliamentarian reporter & commentator based at the Press Gallery in the Palace of Westminster. Darwish has authored five books. Darwish has worked for most Fleet Street Papers as a foreign correspondent covering Africa and the Middle East since the Six-day war in 1967 through to the late 1980s. He knew and had meetings with most leaders of the region. Although Darwish is on record for opposing giving journalists awards for doing their job, the Next Century Foundation for Peace awarded him, in 2008, the Cutting Edge Prize "for outstanding new ideas and contributions to peace and understanding via Journalism". In 2017 he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Media Council" for his outstanding work as a journalist, covering many of the major political events of the last half a century and becoming a mentor for many aspiring young journalists. As a playwright and dramatist, Darwish has been involved in British theatre, with some of his plays performed at the Edinburgh Festival and at the Young Vic and several Fringe theatres in London during the 1970s. Most of his plays were adaptations of poems and short stories from Africa, especially from Egypt. A writer, broadcaster and commentator, Darwish continues to contribute, mostly live, to major national and international networks on a variety of subjects. His expertise on international affairs covers conflict, conflict resolution, water politics, the Middle East and Africa. Michael Binyon is former Diplomatic Editor of The Times and for many years Leader Writer.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914325007
Published: 26 May 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gilgamesh Publishing
Publisher: Gilgamesh Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 221mm
Width: 142mm
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 600g
Pages: 460

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