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Alaa al Aswany By day a Cairo dentist and by night a novelist, he spent years battling censorship to get published. Today, he is a bestselling writer across the world and remains a fierce critic of Egypt's repressive regime. Rachel Cooke talks to the acclaimed author about love, torture, and why he still practises dentistry.Alaa al Aswany, the Arab world's bestselling novelist, swallows the last of his morning coffee, and throws back his boulder-like head in a gesture that comes close to, but is not quite, contentment. He is longing for a cigarette, too, only today he is not at home in Cairo, where he can happily smoke himself to death if he so chooses (the Egyptians puff their way through 19 million cigarettes every day) but in the quiet confines of the Gore hotel, Kensington; it will be a while longer before he can scoot out to the pavement and light up.Still, he is not complaining. As cities go, London is not bad. 'I have feelings about cities,' he says in his wonderful, solemn English. 'The kind Guardian`The Booker prize money wouldn`t even keep me in cigarettes` Martina Cole is Britain's bestselling author. But despite the legions of loyal fans who have made her a multi-millionaire, she has long been marginalised by the literary establishment. Still, what does she care?It's one o'clock when I turn up at Martina Cole's house, a half-beamed Tudor pile in a picture-postcard Kent village, which is all rambling roses and late-model Mercedes, and I don't manage to leave until nearly eight at night. And even then, it's only because I walk forcefully out of her back door saying, 'Right! Martina! That's it. I am going now! I have to go!' And make a dash for my car.I've run down the batteries of not one but two tape recorders. My note-taking hand is aching. And when I finally arrive home, I have to spend some time sitting quietly in a darkened room. It's not unlike being kidnapped, interviewing Martina Cole, although if you've read any of her novels, you're probably thinking a claw hammer through an eye socket, or a shank in the neck and a severed arter GuardianMedia outlets help buld Habitat for Humanity House A single mother and her children are anxiously waiting to move into their new house. Construction started Saturday on the latest Habitat for Humanity Home that the media is helping to build. WBIR an... Big News NetworkHDMI Version 1.4 Unveiled Under development for some time, HDMI Licensing has taken the wraps off HDMI version 1.4, which adds practical enhancements for HDMI connectivity. Once HDMI 1.4 starts to appear in home... AboutDepressed Philippoussis battling debtCnet Ball Don`t Lie, Rated: NR, Opens: 06/05/2009 Sticky, 17, white, has spent his life being abused by pimps living with his prostitute mother, bouncing from one foster home to another, and living on the street between failed placements. HollywoodHome Theater Receivers - Mid The Home Theater Receiver (also referred to as an AV Receiver) is the heart of a home theater system. It not only provides power to the speakers, but serves as an integrated control center for all of your components, often times providing both audio and video switching. Check out my list of midrange home theater receiver favorites in the $400 to $1,299 price range. AboutDownloading Nancy, Rated: NR, Opens: 06/05/2009 When Albert Stockwell comes home from work one day he finds a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy, saying she has gone to see friends. After waiting several days, Albert realizes that his wife is missing. HollywoodArts, Briefly: Hallie Foote in Father's 'Orphans' Home Cycle' The actress will take on several major roles in the three-part, nine-play work by her father, Horton Foote. New York TimesPhil Spector gets 19 years in jail for the murder of actress Lana MUSIC producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to at least 19 years in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, who was shot dead in the music producer's home six Scotsman1 2 |
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