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Harafish by Naguib Mahfouz (1994, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100385423241
ISBN-139780385423243
eBay Product ID (ePID)913894
Product Key Features
Original LanguageArabic
Book TitleHarafish
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
TopicGeneral, Literary
GenreNon-Classifiable, Fiction
AuthorNaguib Mahfouz
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight26.3 Oz
Item Length6.3 in
Item Width9.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-007782
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal892.7/36
SynopsisWinner 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.
LC Classification NumberPJ7846.A46M2813 1994
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