The Harafish
$30.15
- Paperback
420 pages
- Release Date
1 September 1995
Summary
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, Naguib Mahfouz is perhaps the best-known living Arab writer. His books have had great success in this country, particularly "The Cairo Trilogy." Fans of the famed trilogy will be delighted with "The Harafish," an epic novel that chronicles the dramatic history of the al-Nagi family — a family that moves, over many generations, from the height of power and glory to the depths of decadence and decay.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385423359 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385423357 |
| Author: | Naguib Mahfouz, Najib Mahfuz |
| Publisher: | Anchor Books |
| Imprint: | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 420 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 1995 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 155mm x 232mm |
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About The Author
Naguib Mahfouz
NAGUIB MAHFOUZ was born in 1911 in the crowded Cairo district of Gamaliya. He studied philosophy at Cairo University, then worked in various government ministries until his retirement in 1971. His first three published novels were Khufu’s Wisdom (1939), Rhadopis of Nubia (1943), and Thebes at War (1944), all of which are set in ancient Egypt. These political and philosophical critiques disguised as historical romances show the unmistakable signs of a burgeoning literary genius. He went on to write more than 35 other novel-length works, plus hundreds of short stories and numerous cinema plots a
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