
The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail
$34.59
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2001
Summary
Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz’s artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East.
The Beggar is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser’s r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385498357 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385498357 |
| Author: | Naguib Mahfouz |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2001 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 132mm x 25mm |
| Series: | The Autumn Quail |
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Critics Review
“The incredible variety of Mahfouz’s writing continues to dazzle our eyes.”–The Washington Post
”[Naguib Mahfouz] is not only a Hugo and a Dickens, but also a Galsworthy, a Mann, a Zola, and a Jules Romains.“–Edward Said, The London Review of Books
About The Author
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of Palace Walk (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), and Sugar Street (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.
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