This book is a little odd, and not being a naguib mahfouz aficionado yet, im not sure how it compares to his other books. Naguib mahfouz, the first and only writer of arabic to be awarded the nobel prize for literature, wrote prolifically from the 1930s until shortly before his death in 2006, in a variety of genres. He was the first arab writer to win the prestigious award and only the second from the african continent wole soyinka, a nigerian, had won two years earlier. Immediately download the naguib mahfouz summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. He published more than 350 short stories and34 novels. He also wrote tens of movie scripts and five plays over his lengthy career. They are adrift in an egypt that allows only limited outlets political, cultural, sexual refusing or unable to take anything too seriously.
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