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's The Mummy
(1969), tracing the many meanings of Egypt's postcolonial modernity and
touching on Arab, Muslim, and ancient Egyptian identities through
watching the film.