And Ridwan, the inheritor of his father's charms, launches a political career aided by a homosexual affair with prominent politician.Ī vivid portrait of a family and a country in a time of upheaval, the Cairo Trilogy is the greatest and best loved work by the 20th century's most important Arab novelist. (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), and Sugar Street (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family. 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. One grandson is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist, both working for what they believe will be a better world. Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. Unable to control his family's destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty and the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes.īut through Ahamd's three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power and surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Sugar Street, the climactic final book in the classic Cairo Trilogy, is the captivating story of a family struggling to change with the rise of modern Egypt. 'The Arab Tolstoy' - Simon Sebag Montefiore THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR.
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