Men God forgot

1944

Not on view

Table of contents: Translator's note -- The postman gets his own back -- The girl and the hashish-smoker -- The barber who killed his wife -- The danger of fantasy -- The hungry only dream of bread

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Title: Men God forgot
Author: Albert Cossery (Egyptian, Cairo 1913–2008 Paris)
Date: 1944
Geography: Cairo, Egypt
Dimensions: 108 pages ; Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
Object Number: PQ2605.O725 H61 1944
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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