Quand le soleil était chaud

Synopsis of Quand le soleil était chaud

«Quand le soleil était chaud» is the historical novel by Josette Alia, published by France Loisirs/Grasset et Fasquelle in hardcover (439 pages, in French).

Josette Alia recreates 20th-century Egypt through the life of a woman caught between family, desire and political change. The narrative, dotted with memories, portrays the high society of Cairo and Alexandria, its parties and its gradual exodus, as the characters cling to a vanishing world.

The work was published in 1993 and received the Prix Maison de la Presse in the novel category.

For readers of French fiction set in 20th-century Egypt.