Traces: A Memoir islamic philosophy performed surgery in the desert

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Traces: A Memoir islamic philosophy performed surgery in the desertGamal al Ghitani One of Egypts greatest contemporary writers, Gamal al Ghitani (19452015) was born into a family of modest means in the Egyptian countryside. He trained as a carpet maker before turning his attention to writing, publishing over a dozen novels and several collections of short stories. This haunting memoir, one of seven autobiographical notebooks written before Ghitanis death, weaves together a series of vignettes in a style that mimics