Alexandria Adieu: A Personal History: 1939-1960

Alexandria Adieu: A Personal History: 1939-1960

Adel Darwish, Michael Binyon (Foreword by)
$42.95
Publication Date: July 21st, 2022
Publisher:
Gilgamesh Publishing
ISBN:
9781914325007
Pages:
356

Description

A twin narrative: one of the most insightful journalists of our time tells the enchanting story of this hauntingly beautiful city. Adel Darwish has been a distinguished figure in the Press Gallery at the House of Commons through some of the most tumultuous political upheavals of the modern age. His reporting and analysis have informed literally millions, both across the Middle East region and internationally, and he is a regular figure across satellite news channels the world over. In Alexandria Adieu, he shares an eyewitness account of life in this uniquely cosmopolitan and ancient city between the Second World War and 1960. Over the course of this period, he witnessed the exodus of over 100,000 Alexandrians dispersed worldwide and the sad demise of many of the city's great institutions and traditions. This book tells that story and captures the lost charm, drawing not only on his own personal experiences in the city of his birth, but also on the rich historical background and the deep literary heritage.

About the Author

Adel Darwish, is a British author, historian, political commentator and a veteran journalist, parliamentarian reporter & commentator based at the Press Gallery in the Palace of Westminster. Darwish has authored five books. Darwish has worked for most Fleet Street Papers as a foreign correspondent covering Africa and the Middle East since the Six-day war in 1967 through to the late 1980s. He knew and had meetings with most leaders of the region.

Michael Roger Binyon OBE is an English journalist and eminent foreign correspondent, known for serving as The Times's Moscow Correspondent as well as reporting from Berlin, Washington and all over the Middle East. He is currently a leader writer for The Times and occasional arts and books critic