The Colors of Infamy [Paperback]

His eyes shine with a glimmer of perpetual amusement; his sartorial taste is impeccable; Ossama is a thief, not a legitimated thief, such as a minister, banker, or real-estate developer; he is a modest thief. He knows that by dressing with the same elegance as the licensed robbers of the people, he could elude the mistrustful gaze of the police, and so he glides lazily around the cafe?s of Cairo, seeking his prey. His country may be a disaster, but hes a hedonist convinced that nothing on this earth is tragic for an intelligent man.A delightful, deeply funny novel about the triumph of the perfect prankster  an elegant gentleman pickpocket in Cairo.