Behind the bar at Jameel's in Cairo hang two mugs engraved with the
names of Ram and Font. During their years together in London, they
drank many a pint of Bass from these mugs. But there is no Bass in
Nasser's Egypt, so Ram and Font have to make do with a heady mixture of
beer, vodka and whisky.
Yearning for Bass they long to be far
from a revolution that neither serves the people nor allows their rich
aunts to live the life of leisure they are accustomed to. Stranded
between two cultures, Ram and Font must choose between dangerous
political opposition and reluctant acquiescence. First published in
1964, Beer in the Snooker Club is a classic of the literature of
emigration.
Beer in the Snooker Club - Waguih Ghali & Diana Athill (Introduction By)
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