内容简介
The stories in this edition of Zhe Dreams were originallypublished by the American University in Cairo Press in twovolumes，The Dreams(2004)and Dreams of Departure(2007)。The numbering of the stories follows that of theiroriginal Arabic publication in the Cairo magazine Nisfal—dunya from|anuary 2000 tO September 2006．However,between Dreams l 76 and l 77 are six dreams(numbersI—VI)that appeared in the Cairo daily al．Ahram on Decem．ber 9，2005，shortly before the author，S last birthday,placedwhere they fall ChrOnologiCally in the magazine，S sequence．(See Translator，S Afterword．)