YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND HC

GRANTA
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9781783785582
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Cairo-based alt-cartoonist Deena Mohamed spins a magical realist tale of a modern Egypt where wishes can be bought in a can, animals can talk, and all the depressingly familiar inequalities in society remain stubbornly persistent. Telling three main narrative threads as a trio of characters attempt to make their most fervent wishes come true, Mohamed’s cartooning is sublime, filled with inventive flourishes. All that creativity is in the service of a story packed with satirical social commentary (witness the corrupt, Western-exploited wish-mining industry), and Mohamed has even translated the text into English herself, ensuring that none of the meaning is lost. Also, it’s damn funny!