Albert Cossery

Albert Cossery (1913–2008) was an Egyptian-born French novelist. Among his works are The Colors of Infamy, A Splendid Conspiracy, and The House of Certain Death, all published by New Directions.

Albert Cossery

Albert Cossery (1913–2008) was an Egyptian-born French novelist. Among his works are The Colors of Infamy, A Splendid Conspiracy, and The House of Certain Death, all published by New Directions.

Books by Albert Cossery

  • The Colors of Infamy

    Albert Cossery, Alyson Waters

    Paperback, 2012

    A delightful, deeply funny novel about the triumph of the perfect prankster — an elegant gentleman pickpocket in Cairo.
  • Laziness in the Fertile Valley

    Albert Cossery, William Goyen, Henry Miller, Anna Della Subin

    Paperback, 2013

    A portrait of a family of proud layabouts who avoid work and sleep all day by the Egyptian writer often referred to as "the Voltaire of the Nile"
  • Laziness in the Fertile Valley

    Albert Cossery, William Goyen, Henry Miller, Anna Della Subin

    E Book, 2013

    A portrait of a family of proud layabouts who avoid work and sleep all day by the Egyptian writer often referred to as "the Voltaire of the Nile"
  • The Colors of Infamy

    Albert Cossery, Alyson Waters

    E Book, 2012

    A delightful, deeply funny novel about the triumph of the perfect prankster — an elegant gentleman pickpocket in Cairo.