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Children of the Alley: A Novel

by Naguib Mahfouz, Peter Christopher Theroux

There are nineteen works of fiction currently available in paperback from Anchor. Because of the many universal themes of Mahfouz's work, and the variety of titles from which one can choose, this guide has been designed to provide you with questions that can apply to any or all of the books by Mahfouz which you choose to read. The questions offer new perspectives and context for your conversations. ... (more)

Miramar

by Naguib Mahfouz

Once again, Naguib Mahfouz has fashioned a highly charged, tightly written tale of intersecting lives that provides readers with both an engaging and powerful story as well as a vivid portrait of life in Egypt in the late 1960s. Set in Alexandria, Miramar tells the violent, tragic story of the former grand hostelry Miramar, now a pension run by an elderly grand dame and a young country girl.

Collection of Naguib Mahfouz (Three Stories: "Midaq Alley", "The Thief & The Dogs", "Miramar")Naguib Mahfouz

Collection of Naguib Mahfouz (Three Stories: "Midaq Alley", "The Thief & The Dogs", "Miramar")

by Naguib Mahfouz

The Beggar

by Naguib Mahfouz

A complex tale of alienation and despair. Unable to achieve psychological renewal in the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs that intensify his feelings of estrangement. A passionate outcry against irrelevance.

Children of GebelaawiNaguib Mahfouz