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Cairo Trilogy (Everyman's Library Classics)

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With this trilogy, Mahfouz became my favorite writer. He brings far away people to life by including amazing detail about their daily lives. My son was once having trouble in an English class. His teacher kept telling him to use adjectives and adverbs to add detail to his stories. I used the first chapter of this work to show him what she meant. By the end of the three books, I loved these people!

I was mesmerized by this family living under British rule. It is evident that Mahfouz was much influenced by 19th century British writers, but he applies this influence with a delicate touch. I was a member of this family by the middle of the first volume, and would happily still be following them from then until the present day.
The people in these volumes are solid,very much for real.
The author grabs his readers and holds them facinated by a great story of a time and culture few of us know much about.