The City Always Wins
Betty Trask Award · 2018 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Trask Award | 2018 | Winner |
About This Book
Omar Robert Hamilton's debut novel is set during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and its aftermath, following two journalists — Mariam and Khalil — as they document the uprising and the counterrevolution through a network of activists and media workers. A novel of collective hope and political tragedy, it won the Betty Trask Prize in 2018.
About the Author
Omar Robert Hamilton is a British-Egyptian filmmaker and novelist born in 1984. He studied at SOAS, University of London, and has lived and worked in Cairo, London, and New York. He is a co-founder of the Cinema Politica network and the Mosireen media collective in Cairo, which documented the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Read more →
