Children of the Alley

by Naguib Mahfouz

2020-07-08 14:49:26

The tumultuous alley of this rich and intricate novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a delightful Egyptian family, but is also the setting for a second, hidden, and more daring narrative: the spiritual history ... Read more
The tumultuous alley of this rich and intricate novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a delightful Egyptian family, but is also the setting for a second, hidden, and more daring narrative: the spiritual history of humankind. The men and women of a modern Cairo neighborood unwittingly reenact the lives of their holy ancestors: from the feudal lord who disowns one son for diabolical pride and puts another to the test, to the savior of a succeeding generation who frees his people from bondage. This powerful novel confirms again the richness and variety of Mahfouz's storytelling and his status as the single most important writer in modern Arabic literature (Newsweek). Less

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File size7.9x5.2x1inches
Print pages464
PublisherAnchor Books
Publication date October 1, 1996
Languageeng
ISBN9780385264730
Naguib Mahfouz (11 Dec 1911 – 30 Aug 2006) was an Egyptian writer who began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient m...

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