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Palace of Desire (The Cairo Trilogy II)
Naguib Mahfouz
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Description for Palace of Desire (The Cairo Trilogy II)
Paperback. 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 an arousing lute-player - only to find she has married his eldest son. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552995818
SKU
9780552995818
Shipping Time
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99-1
About Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz was most prominent literary figure in the Arab world of the Twentieth Century, best known for his Cairo Trilogy (Palace Walk, Palace of Desire and Sugar Walk), which became an international bestseller. He was born in Cairo in 1911 and lived in the suburb of Agouza with his wife and two daughters for the rest of his life. ... Read more
Reviews for Palace of Desire (The Cairo Trilogy II)
A masterpiece
The Times
A magnificent, Tolstoyan saga... unmissable
Cosmopolitan
Shamelessly entertaining
Guardian
Naguib Mahfouz's CAIRO TRILOGY puts all contemporary writers in the shade. He is the Arab Tolstoy
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Twitter
An engrossing work, whose author can take his place alongside any European master you care to name
... Read more
The Times
A magnificent, Tolstoyan saga... unmissable
Cosmopolitan
Shamelessly entertaining
Guardian
Naguib Mahfouz's CAIRO TRILOGY puts all contemporary writers in the shade. He is the Arab Tolstoy
Simon Sebag Montefiore
An engrossing work, whose author can take his place alongside any European master you care to name
... Read more