Around the World in 80 Books discussion

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La Dernière odalisque by Fayçal Bey

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in an African country - The first quarter of the book is set in Turkey, but the rest is set in Tunisia.
3 Points: Book is set near a harbor (Istanbul, then La Goulette)

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by a an author from the African continent
1 Point: Author writes mainly in French or Arabic (French)

TITLE
1 Point: Title contains no subtitle

BOOK LENGTH
5 Points: >500 pages

Total : 20 points

The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World by Justin Pollard


Theme/Content:
5 - Set in an African country
1 - Book mentions a Pharaoh

Title:
4 - Is multicoloured

Cover:
5 - Picture of a lighthouse
2 - Shows a ship in harbour
1 - Blue and yellow

Book Length:
3 - 301 to 400 pages

Total: 21 points

Book #1 read for the Lighthouse of Alexandria

Lighthouse: An Illuminating History of the World's Coastal Sentinels by R.G. Grant

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in an African country (partially; lighthouses in Egypt and South Africa are profiled)
4 points: Book is set on an island (majority of lighthouses profiled either built on islands/rocks in the sea, or have artificial islands created for them)
1 Point: Book mentions a pharaoh (the Ptolomies who commissioned the Lighthouse of Alexandria)
0 Points: Book mentions Lighthouse of Alexandria
Page 23: The story of lighthouses stretches back over two thousand years, to an astonishing structure built on the north coast of Africa in c. 280 BC: the Pharos of Alexandria.

Unclaimed:
3 Points: Book is set near a harbor (it's rather assumed, but harbors aren't really mentioned in this book)
2 Points: All or part of the book is set aboard a ship at sea (most of the early construction of lighthouses included boats carrying workers to and from the site, but that isn't really the focus of the book)

AUTHOR

TITLE
5 Points: Book title contains all of the letters in "Lighthouse"

Unclaimed:
2 Points: Title is in all lowercase letters (the first letter of each major word is capitalized)

COVER (must post picture)
5 Points: Has picture of a lighthouse

Unclaimed:
4 Points: Has a picture of a skyscraper or tall building (technically a lighthouse is a tall building, but it already gets points)
1 Point: Is predominantly blue and yellow (predominantly yellowish cream, but red is a bit more predominant than blue for the next color)

BOOK LENGTH
1 Point: 100-200 pages (160 pages)

Total: 21 points

Book #2 read for the Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in an African country (Egypt)
1 Point: Book mentions a pharaoh (Akten Atun, amongst others)

Unclaimed:
0 Points: Book mentions Lighthouse of Alexandria
Page 64: For here the Pharos -- the great lighthouse of Greek Alexandria -- once stood...

AUTHOR
5 Points: Written by a an author from the African continent (Ahdaf Soueif was born in Cairo)
4 Points: Author has initials using letters found in Pharos in their first and last name (Ahdaf Soueif)

TITLE
1 Point: Title contains no subtitle

COVER (must post picture)
2 Points: Shows a boat in a harbor (fellucas in and about a riverside city -- perhaps Aswan or Cairo)

BOOK LENGTH
5 Points: >500 pages (529 pages)

Total: 23 points

Pharos -- A Lighthouse for Alexandria by Thomas Clarie.

Theme/content
5 points: set in an African country, Egypt
4 points: on an island, Pharos Island in the harbor of Alexandria
3 points: near a harbor
2 points: all or part is aboard a ship, 1st 3 pages, later chapter about underwater exploration by divers must have been from a ship
1 point: mentions a pharoah, at least 10 of them by name

Author
0 points

Title
5 points: all the letters of Lighthouse

Cover
5 points: picture of lighthouse
2 points: shows a boat in a harbor
1 point: predominantly blue and yellow

Length
2 points: 201-300 pages

Total 30 points

Clouds over Alexandria by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid

Theme/content
5 points: set in an African country: Egypt
3 points: set near a harbor
1 point: mentions a pharoah
Author
5 Points: Written by an author from the African continent: Egypt
1 Point: Author writes mainly in French or Arabic: Arabic
Cover
4 Points: Has a picture of a skyscraper or tall building
Book Length
3 Points: 301- 400 pages: 320

Total points: 21

Sand by Wolfgang Herrndorf

THEME/CONTENT
5 points: Book is set in an African country
3 Points: Book is set near a harbor
2 Points: All or part of the book is set aboard a ship at sea - two chapters on board of a cruise ship

TITLE
4 Points: Title is multicolored
1 Point: Title contains no subtitle

COVER (must post picture)
1 Point: Is predominantly blue and yellow (cover looks more brown in the picture, but actually it is a kind of yellow)

BOOK LENGTH
4 Points: 401-500 pages

Total points: 21

My Book #2 for this challenge

The Alexandria Semaphore by Robert Solé.

Theme/content
5 points: set in an African country, Egypt
3 points: set near a harbor, parts are in Alexandria

Author
5 points: written by author from Africa
4 points: Author has initials in Pharos: R S
1 point: Author writes primarily in French or Arabic: two novels in Arabic, one in French, journalism career in French

Titlle
1 point: no subtitle

Cover
2 points: shows a boat in a harbor
1 point: predominantly blue and yellow

Length
2 points: 201-300 pages

Total 24 points