Palace walk
Mah.Đfuz.Đ, Najib, 1911-20061994
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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. A sweeping and evocative portrait of both a family and a country struggling to move toward independence in a society that has resisted change for centuries. Set against the backdrop of Britain's occupation of Egypt immediately after World War I, Palace Walk introduces us to the Al Jawad family. Ahmad, a middle-class shopkeeper runs his household strictly according to the Qur'an while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. A tyrant at home, Ahmad forces his gentle, oppressed wife and two daughters to live cloistered lives behind the house's latticed windows, while his three very different sons live in fear of his harsh will.
Main title:
Palace walk / Naguib Mahfouz ; translated by William Maynard Hutchins and Olive E. Kenny.
Imprint:
London : Black Swan, 1994.
Collation:
498p.
Series title:
Cairo trilogy ; 1.Cairo trilogy ; 1.
ISBN:
9780552995801 (pbk)
Dewey class:
892.735GEN
Language:
EnglishArabic
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Palace walk [electronic resource]
BRN:
518849
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