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What I know about you / Éric Chacour ; translated by Pablo Strauss.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781552454855 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 220 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Coach House Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | English translated from French. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Christians > Egypt > Fiction. Gay men > Fiction. Man-man relationships > Fiction. Cairo (Egypt) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gay fiction. Queer fiction. Historical fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Chaco | 31681010403400 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"In a tight-knit Levantine Christian family in 1960s Cairo, Tarek's entire life is written in advance. He'll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eye of the family's strong women, he starts to do just that - until a patient's son, Ali, enters his life and turns it upside down...The turn of the millennium finds Tarek living as a doctor in Montreal. Someone is writing about him and to him, piecing together a past he wants only to forget. But who is the writer of this tale? And will Tarek figure it out in time?"-- - Perseus Publishing
LONGLISTED FOR CANADA READS 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZEÂSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 GILLER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 DAYNE OGILVIE PRIZE FOR LGBTQ2S+ EMERGING WRITERS
STARRED REVIEWS IN KIRKUS, BOOKLIST AND QUILL & QUIRE
A heartbreaking tale of a family and an impossible love, torn apart by secrets and traditions in late-twentieth-century Cairo.
As a boy in 1960s Cairo, Tarek knows that his entire life is written in advance. Heâll be a doctor like his father, marry, and have children. Under the watchful eyes of his mother and his sister, he starts to do just that â until Ali enters his life and turns it upside down. The two men, from very different worlds, embark on an unsayable relationship that threatens to tear apart Tarekâs family.
Years later, as Tarek is living a solitary life in Montreal, someone starts writing about him and to him, piecing together a past he wants only to forget. But who is the writer of this tale? And will he figure it out in time?
A bestseller in its original Quebec edition, and the recipient of several awards, including the Prix Femina des Lycéens, What I Know About You is poised to be an international sensation.
"This novel is a searing love story that moves between Egypt and Montréal, that shifts between hearts, highlighting the sacrifices the characters feel they have to make for the ones they love. Romantic, surprising, mesmerizing, and so devastating, What I Know About You examines the terrible costs of family secrets and toxic shame." â Suzette Mayr, author of The Sleeping Car Porter
