Chapter 2
Al Aswany’s call for democracy in the Al Shorouk columns
Article outline
- 2.1Introduction
- 2.2The political situation in Egypt before 2011
- 2.3Al Aswany’s public stature
- 2.3.1Fifteen years of anti-regime writing
- 2.3.2The impact of The Yacoubian Building
: A revival of the political novel
- 2.4Al Aswany’s political columns in Al Shorouk from a stock issues perspective
- 2.5The topics discussed in the columns addressing the feasibility issue
- 2.6Al Aswany’s audience and its frame of reference
- 2.6.1The Al Shorouk audience: Supporters of an alternative political path
- 2.6.2Al Aswany’s followers: Respondents to a second wave of committed literature
- 2.7Conclusion
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Notes