Palace Of Desire - From the Nobel Prizewinning author (Paperback, New Ed)

Second volume of the 1988 Nobel prizewinner's Cairo trilogy: the Ahmad family's story is set against the backdrop of 1920s Cairo, with its air of freedom and allure. The city is as much a character as Joyce's Dublin or Dickens's London. Mahfouz's sharp and detailed writing has been sympathetically translated, and for an understanding of the Middle East, and Arab culture in particular, there are few better places to start. Wonderful books! (Kirkus UK)

THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR. 'A masterpiece' - The Times 'Shamelessly entertaining' - Guardian The sensual and provocative second book in the classic Cairo Trilogy, Palace Of Desire follows the Al Jawad family into the awakening world of the 1920's and the sometimes violent clash between Islamic ideals, personal dreams and modern realities. Having given up his vices after his son's death, ageing patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad pursues a bewitching lute-player - only for her to marry his eldest son. His rebellious children struggle to move beyond his domination as they test the loosening reins of societal and parental control. And Ahmad's youngest son, in an unforgettable portrayal of unrequited love, falls for the sophisticated daughter of a rich Europeanised family. A vivid portrait of a family and a country in a time of upheaval, the Cairo Trilogy is the greatest and best loved work by the 20th century's most important Arab novelist.

General

Imprint:	Black Swan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cairo Trilogy
Release date:	August 1994
Authors:	Naguib Mahfouz
Dimensions:	198 x 127 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	422
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-552-99581-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-552-99581-9
Barcode:	9780552995818

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