“A novel that dresses down sharp social and political commentaries into the simple words of work-a-day taxi drivers, a rather daring approach...but his daring has sent the book flying off shelves” — Christian Science Monitor Taxi has become a bestseller in Egypt, the author’s home country. It tells Herculean tales, of the struggle for survival among Greater Cairo’s 80,000 cab drivers.In fictional monologues, with Cairo’s cabbies, the reader is taken on 58 journeys through the city - and life - each with a roller-coaster of emotions as bumpy and noisy as the pot-holed, chaotic streets.Taxi-drivers are, at best, one of the most diverse species on the planet – but none more so than those who inhabit the polluted, unforgiving streets of Cairo, a city that simply refuses to stand still. Taxi is a remarkable journey into both the labarynthine city – and the lives of Cairo’s modern beasts of burden.Taxi became an instant bestseller in Arabic-speaking markets, topping sales charts; and has been credited with reviving an interest in reading in Egypt.“Taxi plucks startling beauty and poetry out of the cacophony of everyday life.” — Baheyya.blogspot.com“Taxi’s brilliance is that it captures the point at which cabs cease to be just a means of transportation.” — Foreign Policy
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