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In paperback for the first time, Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's bestselling Palace of Desire will be published to coincide with Doubleday's publication of Sugar Street, the third and final volume of the Cairo Trilogy.

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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.

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This is book 2 of 3 in Cairo Trilogy. (standard series)

Preceded by Palace Walk, and followed by Sugar Street.

This book is in Arabic books. (community list)

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  1. Naguib Mahfouz (Author)

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Original Language: Arabic
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Country: Egypt
Publication Date: 1957
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Page Count: 448

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