Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy 2) by Naguib Mahfouz

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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 in the Cairo Trilogy series.

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Naguib Mahfouz (Author)

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