A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Included is a full biography and systematic analysis of the writer's works.
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`This is a well researched, well-written book which ... will serve as a good introduction to the work of Naguib Mahfouz.' - M.M. Badawi, Middle Eastern Studies
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This review is from: Naguib Mahfouz: The Pursuit of Meaning (Arabic Thought and Culture) (Paperback)
If you're a big fan of Naguib Mahfouz like myself, and if you really want to understand the idea behind the plots and symbols in Naguib Mahfouz's novels, then you will definitely like this book.
The book is like a reference for all of the works Naguib Mahfouz have done till sometime in the 1990's. Best thing about this book is that it categorizes the novels according to the meaning the author is conveying. It first starts with introduction about the life of Naguib Mahfouz, then goes into different categories. I found the reviews of the "Harafeesh", "the thief and the dogs", "Journeys of Ibn Fattuma", "Children of Gebelawi", "respected sir", and all the rest marvelous! In description of books like "the Beggar", it gives great explanation of what every character in the novel represent. I highly recommend this book to anybody who is reading the works of Naguib Mahfouz!
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On 11 December 1911, in al-Jamliyya quarter in the heart of the old city of Cairo Naguib Mahfouz was born. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Trilogy, Children of Gebelawi, Midaq Alley, Respected Sir, The Beggar, The Game of Fates, The Struggle of Thebes, There Only Remains, Ancient Egypt, Shaykh Balkhi, The Arabian Nights, Ahmad Shawkat, Autumn Quail, The Day the Leader, Under the Bus Shelter, Wafd Party, God's World, The Devil Preaches, Ahmad Rashid New!
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On 11 December 1911, in al-Jamliyya quarter in the heart of the old city of Cairo Naguib Mahfouz was born. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Trilogy, Children of Gebelawi, Midaq Alley, Respected Sir, The Beggar, The Game of Fates, The Struggle of Thebes, There Only Remains, Ancient Egypt, Shaykh Balkhi, The Arabian Nights, Ahmad Shawkat, Autumn Quail, The Day the Leader, Under the Bus Shelter, Wafd Party, God's World, The Devil Preaches, Ahmad Rashid New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz on 19 pages
- Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz on 19 pages
- Respected Sir by Naguib Mahfouz on 17 pages
- The Beginning and the End by Naguib Mahfouz on 11 pages
- Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz on 10 pages
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- Text and Trauma: An East-West Primer by Ian Richard Netton on 4 pages
- A Matter of Fate: The Concept of Fate in the Arab World As Reflected in Modern Arabic Literature by Dalya Cohen-Mor in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nationalism and Post-Colonial Identity: Culture and Ideology in India and Egypt (RoutledgeCurzon Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies) by Anshuman A Mondal in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nocturnal Poetics: The Arabian Nights in Comparative Context by Ferial Ghazoul in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Middle Eastern Studies: A Thirty Volume Index 1964-1994 by Frances A.S. Perry on page 47
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