Barra and Zaman: Reading Egyptian Modernity in Shadi Abdel Salam's The Mummy

Brilliantly introduced by Nezar Andary, this book is a work of creative nonfiction that approaches writing on film in a fresh and provocative way.It draws on academic, literary, and personal material to start a dialogue with the Egyptian filmmaker Shadi Abdel Salam'sThe Mummy(1969), tracing the many meanings of Egypt's postcolonial modernity and touching on Arab, Muslim, and ancient Egyptian identities through watching the film.