Originally published in Arabic in 1956-7, this is the first part of "The Cairo Trilogy" by the 1988 Nobel Prize winner. It tells the story of an Egyptian family in pre-war Cairo and offers an insight into the mores of Muslim culture.
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Originally published in Arabic in 1956-7, this is the first part of "The Cairo Trilogy" by the 1988 Nobel Prize winner. It tells the story of an Egyptian family in pre-war Cairo and offers an insight into the mores of Muslim culture.
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New. "Palace Walk "is the first novel in Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that is considered his masterwork. The novels of the Cairo Trilogy trace three generations of the family of tyrannical patriarch al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, who rules his household with a strict hand while living a secret life of self-indulgence. "Palace Walk" introduces us to his gentle, oppressed wife, Amina, his cloistered daughters, Aisha and Khadija, and his three sons--the tragic and idealistic Fahmy, the dissolute hedonist Yasin, and the soul-searching intellectual Kamal. The family's trials mirror those of their turbulent country during the years spanning the two world wars, as change comes to a society that has resisted it for centuries. Translated by William Maynard Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 544 p. Cairo Trilogy, 1. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Naguib Mafouz is probably best known for his story Midaq Alley, part of a trilogy of novelletes that won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988. He was born in 1911 and in each tale delves deeply into everyday life in Egypt from World War I through the latter half of the twentieth century.
In Palace Walk we find ourselves among the people of 1917 Cairo. The author paints a lively city which is at once metropolitan and yet has not lost touch with its village sensibilities. He focuses primarily on the family of a middle-class merchant and lovingly fleshes out each member vividly. And, as the country is about to undergo change, the people in it find they must deal with their heredity as it conflicts with time.
For those of you reluctant to read foreign literature this is one you will find this easy to understand and difficult to put away.
