shopping cart
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Guests | October 20, 2009

Vincent McCaffrey: IMG A Practical Matter

2 comments By Vincent McCaffrey

It was in a letter of 1897, about his cousin James Ross Clemens, that Mark Twain famously noted that "the report of my death was an exaggeration." He... Continue »
  1. $16.80 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Hound: A Mystery

    Vincent McCaffrey
Ships free on qualified orders.
Add to Cart
$6.50
List price: $16.00
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
3 Beaverton Literature- A to Z
1 Local Warehouse Literature- A to Z

More copies of this ISBN:

This title in other formats:

Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1)

by Naguib Mahfouz

Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy #1) Cover

Awards

Winner 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature
back to top

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The master work by the 1988 Nobel Prize winner in literature, this stunning book, which introduces the engrossing saga of a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forces in the early 1990s, is "a majestic and capacious accomplishment" (The Boston Globe).

Review:

"Palace Walk is a tale told with great affection, humor and sensitivity." New York Times Book Review

Review:

"The alleys, the houses, the palaces and mosques and the people who live among them are evoked as vividly in [Mahfouz's] work as the streets of London were conjured up by Dickens." Newsweek

Review:

"A magnificent work." Chicago Sun-Times

Review:

"Rich in psychological insight and cultural observation....A majestic and capacious accomplishment." Boston Globe

Review:

"The simple truth is that Palace Walk is a wonderful story." Seattle Times

Review:

"Palace Walk is a feast indeed." Chicago Tribune

Synopsis:

Volume I of the masterful Cairo Trilogy. A national best-seller in both hardcover and paperback, it introduces the engrossing saga of a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forces in the early 1900s.
back to top

About the Author

Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. A student of philosophy and an avid reader, he has been influenced by many Western writers, including Flaubert, Balzac, Zola, Camus, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and, above all, Proust. He has more than thirty novels to his credit, ranging from his earliest historical romances to his most recent experimental novels. In 1988, Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He lives in the Cairo suburb of Agouza.
back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
lovingreader, July 21, 2008 (view all comments by lovingreader)
Think of Mahfouz as the Proust of the Arab world. This book takes you far inside the private lives of Cairenes in the early 1940s. We learn about a family's life, both inside and outside the home, in beautifully detailed accounts of social engagement. This wonderful translation maintains a real Arabic flavor.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
schooz, September 3, 2007 (view all comments by schooz)
Mahfouz does an excellent job of opening up the daily world of an Egyptian wife and mother, and her family. He describes the inner emotions of the strictest of fathers, who in reality is a player that hides behind his stern facade to keep his structure at home together. This enthralling story is hard to put down once started. It leaves deep hunger for the next and the next books.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(6 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
View all 2 comments
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780385264662
Author:
Mahfouz, Naguib
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Author:
Mahfuz, Najib
Author:
Mahfouz, Naguib
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
African
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Parables
Subject:
Arabic fiction
Subject:
Historical fiction
Copyright:
1990
Edition Description:
Anchor Books
Series:
Cairo Trilogy
Series Volume:
101-232
Publication Date:
December 1990
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
512
Dimensions:
904x630x111 111
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy #2)

    Naguib Mahfouz
  2. $7.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Sugar Street (Cairo Trilogy #3)

    Naguib Mahfouz
  3. $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Children of the Alley

    Naguib Mahfouz
  4. $8.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth

    Naguib Mahfouz
  5. $5.50 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Face of an Angel

    Denise Chavez
  6. $3.25 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    Jewel in the Crown

    Paul Scott
back to top

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.