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Book at Bedtime: The Automobile Club of Egypt

Raad Rawi

Emerald O'Hanrahan

Alaa Al Aswany

Jeremy Osborne

Karen Rose

Book at Bedtime: The Automobile Club of Egypt: Episode 4

The Automobile Club of Egypt

Episode 4

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Abd el-Aziz's death triggers strong emotions at the Automobile Club.

Once a respected landowner, Abd el-Aziz Gaafar has fallen into penury and has moved his family to Cairo. He is forced into menial work at the Automobile Club, a refuge of colonial luxury and privilege for its European members.

A vibrant and moving story of a family swept up by social unrest in post-War Cairo, written by Alaa Al Aswany, the internationally best-selling author of The Yacoubian Building and Chicago.

Episode 4:
Abd el-Aziz's death triggers strong emotions at the Automobile Club.

Read by Raad Rawi, Amir El-Masry and Emerald O'Hanrahan
Translated by Russell Harris
Abridged by Jeremy Osborne

Produced by Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

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By Alaa Al Aswany. Moving story of a family swept up by social unrest in post-war Cairo.

By Alaa Al Aswany. Vibrant and moving story of a family swept up by social unrest in post-war Cairo. Read by Raad Rawi and Emerald O'Hanrahan.

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