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1.Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy)Palace Walk (Cairo Trilogy)
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Price: $10.85

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to be honest i couldnt even finish the book. I bought all 3 ( cairo trilogy). Boring

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2.Midaq AlleyMidaq Alley
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Price: $10.17

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for something written in the early 1900s, its a charming novel. it gives a great insight on how women can be manipulative, confused, desperate, and yet charming.

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3.The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman s Library)The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman's Library)
from Everyman's Library
Price: $21.12

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Mahfouz has written a fascinating tale of the lives and dramas, both social and political, of one family in Cairo over the decades of spanning WWI through the Great Depression, and into the beginnings of WWII. His ability to create believable and poignant characters, to outline physical settings so... more info

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4.The Journey of Ibn FattoumaThe Journey of Ibn Fattouma
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Price: $10.36

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After reading three previous book by Naguib Mahfouz, I figured I hadn't read anything impressive so why read any more. However, I came across a couple of his books at a library sale so I picked them up cheap. I must admit, I found "The Journey of Ibn Fattouma" an enjoyable and interesting book. It... more info

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5.Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy II)Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy II)
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too wordy. too complicated. too boring. the father , the husband is the GOD. the wife and the children are his servants. Isnt that something.

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6.Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy, 3)Sugar Street (The Cairo Trilogy, 3)
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Price: $10.17

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the story portraits the husband as a god and the wife is his forever subsevient wife. Boring .

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7.MiramarMiramar
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At the center of Mahfouz's "Miramar" is the peasant girl Zohra, who flees to Alexandria in order to escape the traditionalist mores of her family. She finds employment as a servant at a pension, where five boarders have recently rented apartments, and "it is precisely her determination to emancipate... more info

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8.Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth A NovelAkhenaten: Dweller in Truth A Novel
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Price: $10.36

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It is difficult to determine what this novel is trying to be. As a piece of historical fiction it is utterly fanciful. Writers of historical novels must always choose from the evidence available to support their literary interpretation of history. In this case, however, Mahfouz (an otherwise... more info

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9.The Thief and the DogsThe Thief and the Dogs
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Newly released from prison, professional thief Said Mahran finds his previous life torn asunder. His wife, having spent all "the loot," has married a close friend; Said has been cut off from his daughter; his mentor, a journalist, has sold out to the temptations of a "plush office suite" and a... more info

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10.Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna (Three Continents Press)Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna (Three Continents Press)
from Three Continents Press
Price: $12.95

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The entire freshman class at a Richmond Governor's school was required to read this book. Don't get me wrong, it is a WONDERFUL book with all of its vignettes and how they all paint a picture of an alley being like a family. It is just so confusing in some points. Some stories are pointless and... more info

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