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Hayati: a first edition of Abdel Halim Hafez’s memoir
The Nightingale wrote it in his own hand while being treated in London in 1973. This copy dates from April 1977, the year he died.
A rare find: Hayati (My Life) is Abdel Halim Hafez’s personal memoir, written in his own hand while he was being treated in London in 1973.
It follows his life from childhood to fame, the artists he worked with and the loves he had, illustrated throughout with rare photographs.
This copy is an original first edition from April 1977, the month after the Nightingale died in London on 30 March. It is 49 years old.
