Waguih Ghali – Beer In The Snooker Club – First Edition 1964
£875.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ published by Andre Deutsch in 1964. A very good book without inscriptions – spotting to the top edge. In a very good lightly edge worn dust wrapper which is unclipped.
‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ by Ghali is a satirical, disillusioned novel about post-war Cairo’s Westernised elite. It follows Ram, a young Egyptian caught between nationalism and cosmopolitan privilege, drifting through bars, politics, and failed ideals. The novel critiques colonial influence, shallow rebellion, and cultural mimicry with sharp humour. Beneath its irony lies a sense of loss and frustration, as personal freedom and political change both prove elusive and compromised.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ published by Andre Deutsch in 1964. A very good book without inscriptions – spotting to the top edge. In a very good lightly edge worn dust wrapper which is unclipped.
‘Beer in the Snooker Club’ by Ghali is a satirical, disillusioned novel about post-war Cairo’s Westernised elite. It follows Ram, a young Egyptian caught between nationalism and cosmopolitan privilege, drifting through bars, politics, and failed ideals. The novel critiques colonial influence, shallow rebellion, and cultural mimicry with sharp humour. Beneath its irony lies a sense of loss and frustration, as personal freedom and political change both prove elusive and compromised.
