He is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of arabic literature, along with taha hussein, to explore themes of existentialism. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Explore books by naguib mahfouz with our selection at. Mahfouz trilogy three novels of ancient egypt by naguib mahfouz. Though i suspect some flaws in the translation, i really loved these three novels of ancient egypt. The book collects together three classic novels from 20th century egyptian author naguib mahfouz.
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Naguib mahfouz, the 1988 winner of the nobel prize for literature, was an egyptian writer who produced more than 30 novels. Three novels of ancient egypt gives us a dazzling tapestry of ancient egypt and reminds us of the remarkable artistry of naguib mahfouz. Naguib mahfouz was born on december 11, 1911, in the old gamaliya quarter of cairo, the youngest of seven children in a family of five boys and two girls. Naguib mahfouz was born in cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from reimaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary egyptian politics and culture. Some of the turns of phrase were a little odd, making me wonder if something had been lost in translation, but others were elegant and wellconstructed. A student of philosophy and an avid reader, his works range from reimaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary egyptian politics and culture. Born to a lowermiddle class family, he explored themes of cultural. Mahfouz planned to cover the entire history of egypt in a series of books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Possibly his most famous work, the cairo trilogy, depicts the lives of three.
Naguib mahfouz 19112006 in 2011, the auc press celebrated the centenary of the egyptian nobel laureates birth his life and his writing. The cairo trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by the egyptian novelist and nobel prize winner naguib mahfouz, and one of the prime works of his literary career. Many are offering free delivery, phone orders and even virtual book clubs. Together with the beggar, the thief and the dogs, and autumn quail published by anchor in december 2000, these novels represent a comprehensive collection of mahfouz s artful meditations on postrevolution. Naguib mahfouz is fast becoming one of my favorite novelists along with bessie head and sigrid undset. Buy mahfouz trilogy three novels of ancient egypt by mahfouz, naguib from amazons fiction books store. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. December 11, 1911 august 30, 2006 was an egyptian writer who won the 1988 nobel prize for literature. Over a career that lasted more than five decades, he wrote 33 novels, short story anthologies, numerous plays, and 30 screenplays. A new volume of three novels previously published separately by anchorby naguib mahfouz, winner of the nobel prize in literature. Mahfouz reaches back thousands of years to bring us tales from his homelands majestic early history tales of the egyptian nobility and of war, star.