- Fiction, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Cairo (egypt), fiction, Fiction, historical, general
Continuing the story of al-Sayyid Ahmad and his family, this is a fascinating look at Egypt in the 1920s. Increased personal freedoms mix tenuously with traditions of family control, as two of Ahmad's sons court alluring women.
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About the book
- Author
- نجيب محفوظ
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 433
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo Press, Tullio Pironti, Doubleday Books
- Editions
- 32
- Language
- Dutch, Italian, German, French
- ISBN
- 9783293200753
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“Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad closed the door behind him and crossed the courtyard of his house by the pale light of the stars.”
نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز إبراهيم أحمد الباشا (11 ديسمبر 1911 – 30 أغسطس 2006) هو كاتب مصري. يُعد أول مصري وعربي حائز على جائزة نوبل في الأدب. كتب نجيب محفوظ منذ الثلاثينات واستمر حتى 2004. تدور أحداث جميع رواياته في مصر وتظهر فيها سمة متكررة، هي الحارة التي تعادل العالم. كتب نجيب محفوظ أكثر من ثلاثين رواية اشتهرت غالبيتها وتم إنتاجها سينمائيًا أو تلفزيونيًا وكانت أول رواياته هي عبث الأقدار (1939)، أما آخرها، فكانت قشتمر (1988)، كما كتب أكثر من عشرين قصة قصيرة وكان آخرها أحلام فترة النقاهة (2004). ومن أشهر أعماله: بداية ونهاية (1949)، والثلاثية (1956–1957)، وأولاد حارتنا (1959)، والتي مُنعت من النشر في مصر منذ صدورها وحتى وقتٍ قريب، واللص والكلاب (1961)، وثرثرة فوق النيل (1966)، والكرنك (1974)،
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