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Palace Walk
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Naguib Mahfouz
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"The country is in revolt every day. Every hour there are casualties and martyrs." Volume one of the Cairo Trilogy, which is likely the most well-known series of Egyptian novels of the 20th century. Naguib Mahfouz was deeply influenced by French writers, especially Proust, won the Nobel Prize in 1988, and died in 2006 at the ripe age of 94. Set in Cairo during and after World War I, this is a family saga exploring tensions that still are part of Egyptian society (Muslim v. secular, tyranny v. freedom, spirit v. flesh) and culture. Written in 1956, but not translated into English until 1990. Followed by "Palace of Desire."
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dan campbell
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I discovered this wonderful author by accident in 2011 before the Arab spring. Mahfouz is a Nobel Prize winning Egyptian writer who beautifully describes Egypt at the end of World War II through the life of a devout Muslim family. The writing is comparable with Faulkner in its ability to depict an entire culture and society through the life of one family. The tension between devotion to one's religious and family tradition and the need to interpret these traditions for oneself autonomously and freely resonates daily in news from the middle east. This is the best book I have read in years!
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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.
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schooz
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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.
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ISBN:
9780385264662
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
01/01/1991
Publisher:
BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL
Series info:
Cairo Trilogy
Edition:
1st Ed
Pages:
512
Height:
9.04 in.
Width:
6.30 in.
Thickness:
1.11 in.
Series:
Cairo Trilogy
Series Number:
1
Grade Range:
General/trade
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1990
Series Volume:
101-232
UPC Code:
2800385264664
Author:
Naguib Mahfouz
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Najib Mahfuz
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General Fiction
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Parables
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