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Alaa Al Aswany
Alaa Al Aswany Is The Bestselling Author Of Three Previous Books Published In Arabic. He Is A Journalist Who Writes A Monthly Opposition Newspaper Column, And He Makes His Living As A Dentist In Cairo, Egypt, Where His First Office Was In The Yacoubian Building. "The Yacoubian Building", Which Caused An Immediate Scandal Due To Its Sexual Frankness When First Published In Egypt, Has Been Translated Into Nine Languages And Was Made Into A Film. It Had The Largest Budget In Egyptian Cinema And Has Been Screened At Various International Film Festivals.
