From Mia’s blog, link below:

“Here are 10 book suggestions from Shaden Tageldin, an associate professor of cultural studies and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota, who recently spoke at a sold-out event on Egyptian literature and Alexandria at Mia. Most are novels. Two are literary memoirs. All of them open evocative windows onto modern Egyptian history and everyday life.”

https://new.artsmia.org/stories/10-great-books-for-understanding-modern-egypt/