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The harafish : [Book Club Set] / Naguib Mahfouz ; translated by Catherine Cobham.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385423359
- Physical Description: 406 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 1994.
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| Subject: | Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006. Egypt > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 1 | 31681003055977 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 10 | 31681003055936 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 2 | 31681003055985 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 3 | 31681003055993 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 4 | 31681003056009 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 5 | 31681003055944 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 6 | 31681003055951 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 7 | 31681003055969 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 8 | 31681003055910 | BCB | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | BCB Mahfo Bk. 9 | 31681003055928 | BCB | Available | - |
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A Nobel laureate's collection of five original tales inspired by the Egypt of the pharaohs brings the world of ancient Egypt face-to-face with modern times. Reprint. - Random House, Inc.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, Naguib Mahfouz is perhaps the best-known living Arab writer. His books have had great success in this country, particularly The Cairo Trilogy. Fans of the famed trilogy will be delighted with The Harafish, an epic novel that chronicles the dramatic history of the al-Nagi family -- a family that moves, over many generations, from the height of power and glory to the depths of decadence and decay. The Harafish begins with the tale of Ashur al-Nagi, a man who grows from humble beginnings to become a great leader, a legend among his people. Generation after generation, however, Ashur's descendants grow further from his legendary example. They lose touch with their origins as they amass and then squander large fortunes, marry prostitutes when they marry at all, and develop rivalries that end in death. The community's upper class keeps a watchful eye on the descendants of al-Nagi for fear of losing their privileges, but they find no threat of another such as Ashur. Not, that is, until the al-Nagi who, like his noble ancestor, finds his power once again from among The Harafish, or the common people. Through the strength of their numbers and their passion, the glory of the name of al-Nagi is restored. "Of all [Mahfouz's] experiments in recent decades, this is the one which owes least to western inspiration and is probably the most successful. The Harafish, fluently translated by Catherine Cobham, makes accessible and engrossing reading." -- The Washington Post Book World. - Random House, Inc.
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. Although each of Mahfouz's novels is a unique reading experience, in an effort to guide you in making a selection, it is suggested that you might particularly be interested in one of the four following titles, each of which represents a different decade of his career: Palace Walk (1956), Midaq Alley (1966), The Harafish (1977), and The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (1983). For your convenience, a complete listing is included in this guide.
