Author | Ezzat el Kamhawi |
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Language | Arabic |
Publisher | First Edition: the General Organization for Cultural Centers 1997 Second Edition: Elain Publishing House 2009 |
Publication place | Egypt |
Preceded by | It Happened in the land of Dust and Mud |
Followed by | Times for Joy |
The City of Pleasure Arabic: مدينة اللذة is Ezzat el Kamhawi's first novel, and second book after It Happened in the land of Dust and Mud (stories). It was first released by the General Organization for Cultural Centers in 1997, second edition by el-Ain publishing in 2009. In his novel, Kamhawi attempted to personify an entire city where he deals with issues related to love and sex. The characters are portrayed as simple passerby who narrate the city's story and who live in it, with it and for it.[1]