Maḥfūẓ, Najīb 1911-2006
Overview
| Works: | 2,159 works in 7,944 publications in 26 languages and 74,706 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Historical fiction History Novels Didactic fiction Domestic fiction Political fiction Parables Fables Psychological fiction |
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| Roles: | Author, Creator, Interviewee, Honoree, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Other, Adapter |
| Classifications: | PJ7846.A46, 892.736 |
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Most widely held works about
Najīb Maḥfūẓ
- Naguib Mahfouz : the pursuit of meaning by Rasheed El-Enany( )
- The early novels of Naguib Mahfouz : images of modern Egypt by Matti Moosa( )
- Sugar Street by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Book )
- Writing and being by Nadine Gordimer( Book )
- The time and the place and other stories by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Book )
- Echoes of an autobiography by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Book )
- Naguib Mahfouz : a western and eastern cage of female entrapment by Pamela Allegretto-Diiulio( )
- The last station : Naguib Mahfouz looking back by Muḥammad Salmāwī( )
- Naguib Mahfouz by Michael Aliprandini( )
- An Introduction to The thief and the dogs by Naguib Mahfouz by Molly Murphy( Recording )
- Naguib Mahfouz : from regional fame to global recognition by Michael Beard( Book )
- Studies in the short fiction of Mahfouz and Idris by Mona Mikhail( Book )
- The essential Naguib Mahfouz by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( )
- Najib Mahfuz : the novelist-philosopher of Cairo by Menahem Milson( Book )
- El callejón de los milagros = Midaq Alley by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Visual )
- Naguib Mahfouz : his life and times by Rasheed El-Enany( Book )
- Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber : reflections of a Nobel laureate, 1994-2001 by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Book )
- Critical perspectives on Naguib Mahfouz( Book )
- Naguib Mahfouz's Egypt : existential themes in his writings by Haim Gordon( Book )
- The beggar ; The thief and the dogs ; Autumn quail by Najīb Maḥfūẓ( Book )
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Najīb Maḥfūẓ
Palace walk by
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95 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 2,862 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first book of the Cairo Trilogy recreates turn-of-the-century Cairo, with characters who are simultaneously disciplined and sensual
95 editions published between 1956 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 2,862 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The first book of the Cairo Trilogy recreates turn-of-the-century Cairo, with characters who are simultaneously disciplined and sensual
Midaq Alley by
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204 editions published between 1954 and 2018 in 11 languages and held by 2,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Never has Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's talent for rich and luxurious storytelling been more evident than in this outstanding novel, first published in Arabic in 1947. One of his most popular books (and considered by many to be one of his best), Midaq Alley centers around the residents of one of the teeming back alleys of Cairo
204 editions published between 1954 and 2018 in 11 languages and held by 2,469 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Never has Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's talent for rich and luxurious storytelling been more evident than in this outstanding novel, first published in Arabic in 1947. One of his most popular books (and considered by many to be one of his best), Midaq Alley centers around the residents of one of the teeming back alleys of Cairo
Palace of desire by
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92 editions published between 1957 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Continuing the story of al-Sayyid Ahmad and his family, this is a fascinating look at Egypt in the 1920s. Increased personal freedoms mix tenuously with traditions of family control, as two of Ahmad's sons court alluring women. Sequel to "Palace walk" and second story in "The Cairo trilogy."
92 editions published between 1957 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Continuing the story of al-Sayyid Ahmad and his family, this is a fascinating look at Egypt in the 1920s. Increased personal freedoms mix tenuously with traditions of family control, as two of Ahmad's sons court alluring women. Sequel to "Palace walk" and second story in "The Cairo trilogy."
Arabian nights and days by
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76 editions published between 1979 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen tales based on the classic, The Thousand and One Nights, but full of modern messages. In recounting his adventures, Sinbad-the-Sailor observes it is wrong to be a prisoner of tradition. The book's Egyptian author was recently the object of an assassination attempt by fundamentalists
76 editions published between 1979 and 2019 in 5 languages and held by 1,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seventeen tales based on the classic, The Thousand and One Nights, but full of modern messages. In recounting his adventures, Sinbad-the-Sailor observes it is wrong to be a prisoner of tradition. The book's Egyptian author was recently the object of an assassination attempt by fundamentalists
The thief and the dogs by
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143 editions published between 1961 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Just released from prison, Said Mahran finds himself betrayed by the most important people in his life--forgotten by his daughter, abandoned by his wife, and rejected by his mentor
143 editions published between 1961 and 2016 in 9 languages and held by 1,543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Just released from prison, Said Mahran finds himself betrayed by the most important people in his life--forgotten by his daughter, abandoned by his wife, and rejected by his mentor
The harafish by
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68 editions published between 1977 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ashur al-Nagi grows from humble origins to become a great leader among the working class people of his alley, but the following generations of his family slip further and further into decadence and decline
68 editions published between 1977 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ashur al-Nagi grows from humble origins to become a great leader among the working class people of his alley, but the following generations of his family slip further and further into decadence and decline
The beginning and the end by
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98 editions published between 1949 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With this realistic 1949 novel, Najib Mahfouz reveals to Western readers the woes of a petit bourgeois family thrust into poverty in WW II Cairo. The Kamels' private battles, relayed here in engrossing detail, are a microcosm of the Egyptian nation's birth pangs in gaining independence. When their father dies, age-old conventions crumble--one social-climbing son reneges on a betrothal; drugs and illicit sex numb the grief of two self-hating siblings. Redolent of a culture verging on modernity, the work illumines courting rituals, weddings, funerals, food, dress, interior decor and and entertainment. According to Mahfouz, the plight of Egyptian women in the 1940s was complex. The widow Samira is respected, wise and controlling; her daughter Nefisa's physical ugliness is a virtual death sentence, and her skill at needlework a source of embarrassment, not pride
98 editions published between 1949 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With this realistic 1949 novel, Najib Mahfouz reveals to Western readers the woes of a petit bourgeois family thrust into poverty in WW II Cairo. The Kamels' private battles, relayed here in engrossing detail, are a microcosm of the Egyptian nation's birth pangs in gaining independence. When their father dies, age-old conventions crumble--one social-climbing son reneges on a betrothal; drugs and illicit sex numb the grief of two self-hating siblings. Redolent of a culture verging on modernity, the work illumines courting rituals, weddings, funerals, food, dress, interior decor and and entertainment. According to Mahfouz, the plight of Egyptian women in the 1940s was complex. The widow Samira is respected, wise and controlling; her daughter Nefisa's physical ugliness is a virtual death sentence, and her skill at needlework a source of embarrassment, not pride
Adrift on the Nile by
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88 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ushered in an age of enormous social change; responsibility is the watchword, and there is no time for the frivolous or the absurd. In this serious world, the theory of "art for art's sake" has been usurped by the concepts of committed theater, social realism, and art with a message for the people. These middle-aged and middle-class sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie are left high and dry, to gather beneath the moonlight, smoking and chatting, hoping to re-create
88 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ushered in an age of enormous social change; responsibility is the watchword, and there is no time for the frivolous or the absurd. In this serious world, the theory of "art for art's sake" has been usurped by the concepts of committed theater, social realism, and art with a message for the people. These middle-aged and middle-class sons and daughters of the old bourgeoisie are left high and dry, to gather beneath the moonlight, smoking and chatting, hoping to re-create
Miramar by
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120 editions published between 1967 and 2018 in 19 languages and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Politically this novel deals with the historical past. Egypt has become less of a socialist country than what it appears to be. Influence and wealth reside over qualifications. One of Mahfouz's most lyrical novels, this story is an insider's look at old Alexandria, offering the classic plot of intertwined characters living in a small hotel in post-revolutinary Egypt. A retired journalist and his woman friend, who manages the hotel, combine efforts to re-examine an Egypt which has just undergone the Socialist Revolution
120 editions published between 1967 and 2018 in 19 languages and held by 1,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Politically this novel deals with the historical past. Egypt has become less of a socialist country than what it appears to be. Influence and wealth reside over qualifications. One of Mahfouz's most lyrical novels, this story is an insider's look at old Alexandria, offering the classic plot of intertwined characters living in a small hotel in post-revolutinary Egypt. A retired journalist and his woman friend, who manages the hotel, combine efforts to re-examine an Egypt which has just undergone the Socialist Revolution
Children of the alley by
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28 editions published between 1995 and 2018 in English and Chinese and held by 1,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tale of a Mafia-like don in Egypt. He lives in a mansion in Cairo, uphill at the end of an alley whose inhabitants he exploits. He is the patriarch of a large family whose wealth comes from dealing in drugs and various protection rackets. While family members jockey for power, the people below live in squalor, dreaming of the revolutionary heroes their poverty produced. An expose of injustice in Egypt by a Nobel Prize winner and author of 30 novels
28 editions published between 1995 and 2018 in English and Chinese and held by 1,230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tale of a Mafia-like don in Egypt. He lives in a mansion in Cairo, uphill at the end of an alley whose inhabitants he exploits. He is the patriarch of a large family whose wealth comes from dealing in drugs and various protection rackets. While family members jockey for power, the people below live in squalor, dreaming of the revolutionary heroes their poverty produced. An expose of injustice in Egypt by a Nobel Prize winner and author of 30 novels
Wedding song by
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71 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four people--the leading man, the playwright, his father and his mother-explain a sensational new play creating four distinct dramas. Is it an extraordinary work of imagination or a confession of sordid family secrets?
71 editions published between 1900 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 1,215 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four people--the leading man, the playwright, his father and his mother-explain a sensational new play creating four distinct dramas. Is it an extraordinary work of imagination or a confession of sordid family secrets?
The journey of Ibn Fattouma by
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48 editions published between 1983 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this pithy, powerful parable, the masterly Naguib Mahfouz explores life's secrets and the mysterious maze of the human heart--a mystical and lyrical Pilgrim's Progress set in a mythical, timeless Middle East. --Publisher
48 editions published between 1983 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this pithy, powerful parable, the masterly Naguib Mahfouz explores life's secrets and the mysterious maze of the human heart--a mystical and lyrical Pilgrim's Progress set in a mythical, timeless Middle East. --Publisher
The search by
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104 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young man's search for his patrimony turns sour when the scheming wife of his landlord enlists him in a plan to murder her husband for his money. Despite his misgivings and overwhelmed by the sexual frenzy she has induced, he follows through with the plan, only to be betrayed. Unflinching, tough, and dramatic, the Search was most certainly intended to be a harsh criticism of post-revolution morality. On its most elemental level, however, it is a powerful story of lust, greed and murder
104 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,085 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A young man's search for his patrimony turns sour when the scheming wife of his landlord enlists him in a plan to murder her husband for his money. Despite his misgivings and overwhelmed by the sexual frenzy she has induced, he follows through with the plan, only to be betrayed. Unflinching, tough, and dramatic, the Search was most certainly intended to be a harsh criticism of post-revolution morality. On its most elemental level, however, it is a powerful story of lust, greed and murder
Respected sir by
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101 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With this portrait of a misanthropic civil servant, the Egyptian Nobel laureate devises a cunning send-up of egregious ambition, stodgy bureaucracy and cloying piety. Mahfouz's overblown language mirrors the grandiose aspirations of his protagonist Othman Bayyumi, a common archives clerk who schemes for a lofty appointment as Director General, expounding that "a government position is a brick in the edifice of the state, and the state is an exhalation of the spirit of God, incarnate on earth." As Egypt experiences the birth pangs of nationalism, Othman remains an apolitical, selfish loner wallowing in his self-imposed misery, who fawns over his superiors, works like a dervish and squirrels away his money, his only physical pleasures the visits he pays religiously to a prostitute, which "were usually followed by a wholehearted plea for forgiveness and a prolonged resort to prayer and worship."45 Envisioning marriage as a means to forge social connections that will launch him to glory, he viciously turns down prospective brides; because no one is good enough for him, he ends up in his later years with two wives, one a opium-addict aging prostitute, the other a young woman who uses him as he sought to use others. -- from http://www.amazon.ca (April 26, 2011)
101 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 1,061 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With this portrait of a misanthropic civil servant, the Egyptian Nobel laureate devises a cunning send-up of egregious ambition, stodgy bureaucracy and cloying piety. Mahfouz's overblown language mirrors the grandiose aspirations of his protagonist Othman Bayyumi, a common archives clerk who schemes for a lofty appointment as Director General, expounding that "a government position is a brick in the edifice of the state, and the state is an exhalation of the spirit of God, incarnate on earth." As Egypt experiences the birth pangs of nationalism, Othman remains an apolitical, selfish loner wallowing in his self-imposed misery, who fawns over his superiors, works like a dervish and squirrels away his money, his only physical pleasures the visits he pays religiously to a prostitute, which "were usually followed by a wholehearted plea for forgiveness and a prolonged resort to prayer and worship."45 Envisioning marriage as a means to forge social connections that will launch him to glory, he viciously turns down prospective brides; because no one is good enough for him, he ends up in his later years with two wives, one a opium-addict aging prostitute, the other a young woman who uses him as he sought to use others. -- from http://www.amazon.ca (April 26, 2011)
The beggar by
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71 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,039 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In The Beggar, Mahfouz expresses his disdain with the current political situation in Egypt by using his characters as symbols of the past, present, and political views of his country. Omar al-Hamzawi's daughter Buthayna is one of the female protagonists in this story who symbolizes Egypt post the 1952 revolution. She is like Egypt, youthful and optimistic but naïve and ill-experienced. She is at a point in her life where the decision of poetry vs. science will determine how she develops and where she will go in life. Quite similar to the situation Egypt is facing after the revolt and establishment of a new government. Egypt was and is a country mired in fundamentalism and traditionalism. Should Buthayna be radical or should she accept what Egyptian society has already set forth for her? These were the problems confronting her. So it is easy to see where the comparison of Buthayna to Egypt post revolution comes from
71 editions published between 1965 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 1,039 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In The Beggar, Mahfouz expresses his disdain with the current political situation in Egypt by using his characters as symbols of the past, present, and political views of his country. Omar al-Hamzawi's daughter Buthayna is one of the female protagonists in this story who symbolizes Egypt post the 1952 revolution. She is like Egypt, youthful and optimistic but naïve and ill-experienced. She is at a point in her life where the decision of poetry vs. science will determine how she develops and where she will go in life. Quite similar to the situation Egypt is facing after the revolt and establishment of a new government. Egypt was and is a country mired in fundamentalism and traditionalism. Should Buthayna be radical or should she accept what Egyptian society has already set forth for her? These were the problems confronting her. So it is easy to see where the comparison of Buthayna to Egypt post revolution comes from
The Cairo trilogy by
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19 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and German and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The three acclaimed novels in the Nobel Prize-winning author's epic trilogy--Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street--chronicle the lives of three generations in the family of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, his sons and daughters, and five grandchildren, in Cairo during the Egyptian colonial era
19 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and German and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The three acclaimed novels in the Nobel Prize-winning author's epic trilogy--Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street--chronicle the lives of three generations in the family of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, his sons and daughters, and five grandchildren, in Cairo during the Egyptian colonial era
Autumn quail by
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45 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set during the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and the years immediately following, this 1962 novel by the Nobel laureate focuses on Isa, a senior civil servant during the last days of the monarchy, pensioned off after the upheaval for having taken bribes. "Although my mind is sometimes convinced by the revolution, my heart is always with the past. I just don't know if there can be any settlement between the two," says Isa, who abides his own peculiar moral code. Refusing to join his hypocritical friends in kowtowing to the new regime, he spurns the connections offered by his cousin Hasan, a key player in the infant republic, and becomes a nonentity; Hasan subsequently wins the hand of Isa's fiancee, Salwa, whose influential father and whose "sweet gentle expression that showed not only a kindly temperament but also an almost total lack of intelligence or warmth" makes her a coveted commodity. Isa's perhaps honorable career choice is later counterpointed by his despicable treatment of a prostitute whom he impregnatedpk, and of his barren wife. As translator Allen admits, the novel suffers from a falsely optimistic, contrived ending (Mahfouz may have been pleasing the "official cultural sector" to which he himself belonged) and from its coverage of an extended, four-year time period
45 editions published between 1985 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set during the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and the years immediately following, this 1962 novel by the Nobel laureate focuses on Isa, a senior civil servant during the last days of the monarchy, pensioned off after the upheaval for having taken bribes. "Although my mind is sometimes convinced by the revolution, my heart is always with the past. I just don't know if there can be any settlement between the two," says Isa, who abides his own peculiar moral code. Refusing to join his hypocritical friends in kowtowing to the new regime, he spurns the connections offered by his cousin Hasan, a key player in the infant republic, and becomes a nonentity; Hasan subsequently wins the hand of Isa's fiancee, Salwa, whose influential father and whose "sweet gentle expression that showed not only a kindly temperament but also an almost total lack of intelligence or warmth" makes her a coveted commodity. Isa's perhaps honorable career choice is later counterpointed by his despicable treatment of a prostitute whom he impregnatedpk, and of his barren wife. As translator Allen admits, the novel suffers from a falsely optimistic, contrived ending (Mahfouz may have been pleasing the "official cultural sector" to which he himself belonged) and from its coverage of an extended, four-year time period
Fountain and tomb : hakayat haretna by
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74 editions published between 1965 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fountain and Tomb follows a man who thinks back in to his childhood, recalling stories that he heard throughout his life in the alley and then adds his own opinion to the stories about how the people change
74 editions published between 1965 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fountain and Tomb follows a man who thinks back in to his childhood, recalling stories that he heard throughout his life in the alley and then adds his own opinion to the stories about how the people change
Cairo modern by
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60 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The novelist's camera pans from the dome of King Fuad University (now Cairo University) to students streaming out of the campus, focusing on four students in their twenties, each representing a different trend in Egypt in the 1930s. Finally the camera comes to rest on Mahgub Abd al-Da'im. A scamp, he fancies himself a nihilist, a hedonist, an egotist, but his personal vulnerability is soon revealed by a family crisis back home in al-Qanatir, a dusty, provincial town on the Nile that is also a popular destination for Cairene day-trippers. His emotional life also fluctuates between the extremes of a street girl, who makes her living gathering cigarette butts, and his wealthy cousin Tahiya. Since he thinks that virtue is merely a social construct, how far will our would-be nihilist go in trying to fulfill his unbridled ambitions? What if he discovers that high society is more corrupt and cynical than he is? With a wink back at Goethe's Faust and Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, Mahgub becomes a willing collaborator in his own corruption." "Published in Arabic in the 1940s, this cautionary morality tale about self-defeating egoism and ill-digested foreign philosophies comes from the same period as one of the writer's best-known works, Midaq Alley. Both novels are comic and heartfelt indictments not so much of Egyptian society between the world wars as of human nature and our paltry attempts to establish just societies."--Jacket
60 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The novelist's camera pans from the dome of King Fuad University (now Cairo University) to students streaming out of the campus, focusing on four students in their twenties, each representing a different trend in Egypt in the 1930s. Finally the camera comes to rest on Mahgub Abd al-Da'im. A scamp, he fancies himself a nihilist, a hedonist, an egotist, but his personal vulnerability is soon revealed by a family crisis back home in al-Qanatir, a dusty, provincial town on the Nile that is also a popular destination for Cairene day-trippers. His emotional life also fluctuates between the extremes of a street girl, who makes her living gathering cigarette butts, and his wealthy cousin Tahiya. Since he thinks that virtue is merely a social construct, how far will our would-be nihilist go in trying to fulfill his unbridled ambitions? What if he discovers that high society is more corrupt and cynical than he is? With a wink back at Goethe's Faust and Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, Mahgub becomes a willing collaborator in his own corruption." "Published in Arabic in the 1940s, this cautionary morality tale about self-defeating egoism and ill-digested foreign philosophies comes from the same period as one of the writer's best-known works, Midaq Alley. Both novels are comic and heartfelt indictments not so much of Egyptian society between the world wars as of human nature and our paltry attempts to establish just societies."--Jacket
Akhenaten, dweller in truth by
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20 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Naguib Mahfouz brings us the story of Akhenaten, or the "sun king," whose monotheistic beliefs eventually earned him a reputation as the most infamous ruler of ancient Egypt and the epithet "heretic pharaoh."" "Narrating the novel is a young man with a passion for the truth, who sets out to question Akhenaten's contemporaries, including his closest friends, his worst enemies, and finally, his wife, Nefertiti, years after the king's death in an effort to record a history free of bias. As our narrator and each of the subjects he interviews contribute their version of the story, Akhenaten emerges as a charismatic enigma whose character encompasses all of the contradictions his subjects see in him, and readers are allowed to decide for themselves the truth about Akhenaten."--Jacket
20 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Naguib Mahfouz brings us the story of Akhenaten, or the "sun king," whose monotheistic beliefs eventually earned him a reputation as the most infamous ruler of ancient Egypt and the epithet "heretic pharaoh."" "Narrating the novel is a young man with a passion for the truth, who sets out to question Akhenaten's contemporaries, including his closest friends, his worst enemies, and finally, his wife, Nefertiti, years after the king's death in an effort to record a history free of bias. As our narrator and each of the subjects he interviews contribute their version of the story, Akhenaten emerges as a charismatic enigma whose character encompasses all of the contradictions his subjects see in him, and readers are allowed to decide for themselves the truth about Akhenaten."--Jacket
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- Hutchins, William M. Translator Author
- Rodenbeck, John Other Translator Editor
- Le Gassick, Trevor Other Translator Editor
- Stock, Raymond T. Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Translator
- El-Enany, Rasheed 1949- Author Translator
- Johnson-Davies, Denys Author of introduction Compiler Translator Editor Author
- Allen, Roger 1942- Translator Editor
- Moosa, Matti Author
- Kenny, Olive E. Translator
- بدوي، محمد مصطفى Translator
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Machfus.
Machfūs Nagīb
Machfūs, Nagīb 1911-2006
Machfus, Negib
Machfus Negib 1911-2006
Machfuz, Nagib.
Machfuz, Nagib 1911-2006
Machfūzas Nadžibas
Machfuzas Nahibas
Mafūz, Najīb 1911-2006
Mahfl'z Naguîb.
Mahfoez, Nagíb 1911-2006
Mahfoez, Nagieb 1911-2006
Mahfoud, Néjib
Mahfoudh, Nagib
Mahfoudh Nagib 1911-2006
Mahfouz N.
Mahfouz N. 1911-2006
Maḥfoūẓ, Naguib
Mahfouz, Naguib 1911-
Mahfouz Naguib 1911-2006
Mahfouz, Naguib 1912-
Mahfouz, Naguib 1912-2006
Mahfouz, Naguib Bey 1911-2006
Mahfouz, Najib.
Mahfouz, Najib 1911-2006
Mahfouz, Nassib 1911-2006
Mahfouzas Naguibas
Mahfūdh, Najīb 1912-
Mahfus, Nadjib 1911-2006
Mahfus, Nagib
Mahfus Nagib 1911-2006
Maḥfuṭ, Nag'ib 1911-2006
Maḥfūẓ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, Naǧīb 1911-2006
Mahfuz, N. 1911-2006
Mahfūz Nadjīb
Maḥfūz, Nadjīb 1912-
Mahfuz, Nadżib.
Mahfúz, Nadžíb 1911-2006
Mahfūz , Naǧhīb
Mahfuz, Naghib 1911-2006
Maḥfūẓ, Naǧīb.
Maḥfūẓ, Naǧīb 1911-2006
Maḥfûz, Naguîb
Mahfuz, Naguib 1911-
Maḥfûz, Naguîb 1911-2006
Mahfuz, Naguib 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Sabillgi 1911-2006
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb
Mahfūz, Najīb 1911-
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb 1911-2006
Maḥfūẓ, Najīb 1912-
Mahfūz, Nayīb.
Maḥfūẓ, Naŷīb 1911-2006
Mahfuz, Necib 1911-2006
Mahfuz, Necip, 1911-2006
Mahfuz, Nedžib
Maḥfūz, Nejīb
Makhfuz, Nagib.
Makhfuz, Nagib 1911-
Makhfuz, Nagib 1911-2006
Mechfus, Nagib
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Mehfus, Nagib
Mehfus Nagib 1911-2006
Nadžíb Mahfúd
Nadžíb Mahfúd egyptský spisovateľ
Nadžíb Mahfúz
Nadżib Mahfuz prozaik egipski, noblista
Naghib Mahfuz
Naghib Mahfuz scriitor egiptean
Nagib Machfus
Nagib Machfus 1911-2006
Nagib Machfuz 1911-2006
Nagib , Mahfuz
Naǵib Maḥfūẓ 1911-2006
Naǧīb Maḥfūẓ ʿAbd-al-ʿAzīz Aḥmad al-Bāšā 1911-2006
Nagib Mahfuz ägyptischer Schriftsteller
Nagib Mahfuz Egiptuse kirjanik
Nagíb Mahfúz egyiptomi író
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Naǧīb Maḥfūẓ Ibn-Ibrāhīm ʿAbd-al-ʿAzīz al-Bāšā 1911-2006
Naǧīb Maḥfūẓ Ibrāhīm ʿAbd-al-ʿAzīz al-Bāšā 1911-2006
Nagib Mahfuz romanziere egiziano
Nagib Makhfuz.
Nagib Makhfuz 1911-
Nagib Makhfuz 1911-2006
Naǧib Meḥfuḍ
Nagibas Mahfuzas
Nagībs Mahfūzs
Nagieb Mahfoez
Nagieb Mahfoez Egyptisch schrijver
Naguîb Mahfl'z.
Naguib, Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz 1911-
Naguib, Mahfouz 1911-2006
Naguib Mahfouz 1912-
Naguib Mahfouz écrivain égyptien
Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian writer
Naguib Mahfouz Egyptian writer, and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient
Naguib Mahfouz Ehipsio a mannurat a nangabak iti Premio Nobel ti Literatura idi 1988
Naguib Mahfouz escritor egípcio
Naguib Mahfouz romanziere egiziano
Naguib Mahfouz shkrimtar egjiptian
Naguib Mahfús escritor exipcio, galardoado co premio Nobel de Literatura
Naguíb Mahfúz
Naguîb Maḥfûz 1911-2006
Naguib Mahfuz escriptor egipci
Naguib Mahfuz escritor egipcio
Najib Mahfouz.
Najib Mahfouz 1911-
Najib Mahfouz 1911-2006
Najīb Maḥfūẓ
Najib Mahfuz 1911-
Najīb, Maḥfūz 1911-2006
Najīb Maḥfūẓ 1912-
Najib Nahfouz 1911-2006
Na'jiyb Maxfuz
Necib Mahfuz
Néjib, Mahfoud
Nəcib Məhfuz
Ναγκίμπ Μαχφούζ
Махфуз Нагиб
Махфуз, Нагиб 1911-
Махфуз, Нагиб 1911-2006
Нагиб Махфуз
Нагиб Махфуз 1911-2006
Нагіб Махфуз
Нажиб Махфуз
Наґіб Магфуз
Наґіб Махфуз
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Нәғиб Мәхфрүз
Нәҗип Мәхфүз
Մահֆուզ, Նաջիբ, 1911-2006
Նագիբ Մահֆուզ
מחפוז, נג׳יב
מחפוז, נג'יב
מחפוז, נגיב 1911-2006
מחפוז, נג'יב, 1912-2006
מחפוט', נג'יב
מחפוט, נגיב, 1912-2006
נאגיב מאכפֿוז
נגיב מחפוז
נגיב מחפוז סופר מצרי
ا لسكرية
مجفوظ، نجيب
محفظ، نجيب، 1911-2006
محفوز، نجيب، 1911
محفوز، نجيب، 1911-2006
محفوط، نجيب
محفوظ ، مجيب
محفوظ، نجب، 1911-2006
محفوظ، نجيب.
محفوظ، نجيب، 1911-
محفوظ، نجيب ، 1911-2006
محفوظ، نجيب 1911-2006 (اديب)،
محفوظ، نجيب ١٩١١-٢٠٠٦م (اديب)،
محفوظ، نجيب، 1912-
محفوظ، نجيب، 1912-2006
محفوظ، نجيب (اديب)، ١٩١١-٢٠٠٦م
محفوظ، نحيب
محوز، نجيب
نأجیڤ مأحفوٙظ
نجيب محفوظ.
نجيب محفوظ، 1911-2006
نجيب محفوظ روائي مصري
نجیب محفوظ
نەجیب مەحفووز
नाग्विब महफूझ
नजीब महफूज़
নাগিব মাহফুজ
নাগিব মাহফুজ মিশরীয় লেখক
ਨਜੀਬ ਮਹਿਫ਼ੂਜ਼
நகிப் மஹ்ஃபூஸ்
నగీబ్ మెహఫూజ్
నగీబ్ మెహఫూజ్ ఇజ్యప్త్యాన్ రచయిత మరియు నోబెల్ గ్రహిత
നജീബ് മഹ്ഫൂസ്
นะญีบ มะห์ฟูซ
နားဂွစ် မားဖု
ნაჯიბ მაჰფუზი
나기브 마푸즈 1988년 노벨 문학상을 수상한 이집트의 소설가
마푸즈, 나기브 1911-2006
마푸즈, 나지브 1911-2006
마흐푸즈, 나지브 1911-2006
마흐푸즈, 나집 1911-2006
마흐프즈, 나집 1911-2006
ነጂብ ማህፋዝ.
ናጊብ ማህፉዝ
ᱱᱟᱜᱩᱭᱤᱵᱽ ᱢᱮᱦᱯᱷᱚᱣᱡᱽ
ナギーブ・マフフーズ
マハフーズ, ナギーブ
マフフーズ, ナギーブ
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