If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English is on the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist. The winner will be announced on Nov. 7, 2022. Naga is a bold writer, unafraid of complexity and complication.

N oor Naga’s arresting novel If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English begins with a meet-cute in a Cairo cafe. There, an Egyptian American girl looking to reconnect with her roots bumps into a local ...