::The BookSpot::

Wish List

Shopping Cart

Home About Us Contact Us

Advanced Search

	Search:
		New Books Used Books All Books

Morning and Evening Talk (Modern Arabic Literature (Hardcover))
Naguib Mahfouz
Price: LE 86

This title is currently unavailable

ShareThis

Book Summary

A late work by the Egyptian Nobel literature laureate, Morning and Evening Talk is an epic tale of Egyptian life over five generations. Set in Cairo, it traces the fortunes of three families from the arrival of Napoleon at the end of the eighteenth century to the 1980s, using short character sketches arranged in alphabetical order. This highly experimental device produces a kind of biographical dictionary, whose individual entries come together to paint a vivid portrait of life in Cairo from a range of different perspectives. The characters include representatives of every class and human type, and as the intricate family saga unfolds, a powerful picture of a society in transition―and the accompanying upheaval―emerges. This is a tale of change and continuity, of the death of a traditional way of life, of the road to independence and beyond, seen through the eyes of Egypt’s citizens.
Naguib Mahfouz’s last chronicle of Cairo is an elegy to a bygone era and a tribute to the Egyptian spirit. It is also one of his most technically innovative contributions to the Arabic novel.

Average customer rating on Amazon:

To read reviews go to Amazon.

Book Details

Language: English
ISBN-10: 9774160991
ISBN-13: 9789774160998
Genre: Arabic Literature
Condition: As New

Buying Policy | Shipping Policy | FAQ

Please keep in mind that some of the content that we make available to you through this application comes from Amazon Web Services. All such content is provided to you "as is." This content and your use of it are subject to change and/or removal at any time.

Address: 71 Road 9, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Tel: 02-2378-1006
Email: bookspot@bookspotonline.com

All copyrights reserved The BookSpot 2006.
Site designed and developed by Code-Corner.