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Children of the Alley

by Naguib Mahfouz

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Awards

Winner 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In one of the most important novels of his long and illustrious career, Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz tells the story of a delightful Egyptian family, but also reveals a second, hidden, and daring narrative: the spiritual history of mankind.

Review:

"Mahfouz masterly unfolds this timeless story of oppression and a people's longing for deliverance from themselves....This novel, which begs for religious allegory, is highly recommended..." Library Journal

Review:

"A pleasing novel for Mahfouz's established fans and a good place to start for readers new to him." Booklist

Review:

"Immensely entertaining and deeply serious." Chicago Tribune

Review:

"An ambitious fable that attempts to embrace within it pages not merely the world of the Middle East but that of the world itself." The Washington Post Book World

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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.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385264730

Translator:

Theroux, Peter

Author:

Theroux, Peter

Author:

Mahfouz, Naguib

Author:

Mahfuz, Najib

Publisher:

Anchor Books

Location:

New York :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Family

Subject:

Egypt

Subject:

Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works

Subject:

Political fiction

Subject:

Near and far east

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

1996

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series Volume:

1933-3F

Publication Date:

19961031

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

464

Dimensions:

8 x 5.2 x .94 in .75 lb

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Product details 464 pages Anchor Books - 2009-10-21 English 9780385264730 Reviews:

"Review" by Library Journal, "Mahfouz masterly unfolds this timeless story of oppression and a people's longing for deliverance from themselves....This novel, which begs for religious allegory, is highly recommended..."

"Review" by Booklist, "A pleasing novel for Mahfouz's established fans and a good place to start for readers new to him."

"Review" by Chicago Tribune, "Immensely entertaining and deeply serious."

"Review" by The Washington Post Book World, "An ambitious fable that attempts to embrace within it pages not merely the world of the Middle East but that of the world itself."