Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of Palace Walk (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), and Sugar Street (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.
“The alleys, the houses, the palaces and mosques and the people who
live among them are evoked as vividly in Mahfouz’s work as the
streets of London were conjured up by Dickens.” —Newsweek
“Rich in psychological insight and cultural observation. . . . A
majestic and capacious accomplishment.” —The Boston Globe
“A tale told with great affection, humor, and sensitivity, in
a style that in this translation is always accessible and elegant.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Palace Walk is a feast indeed.” —Chicago Tribune
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