Midaq Alley

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Considered by many to be Mahfouz s best novel, Midaq Alley centers around the residents of one of the hustling, teeming back alleys of Cairo No other novel so vividly evokes the sights and sounds of the city The universality and timelessness of this book cannot be denied. New Read [ Midaq Alley ] By [ Naguib Mahfouz ] – kino-fada.fr . ,, Midaq Alley, Naguib Mahfouz 1378 302 9649036792 20 Midaq Alley, Naguib Mahfouz 1378 302 9649036792 20 1947 19721378I can see why it is called Mahfouz s best novel although I personally like his Children of the AlleyIt has a large number of well developed and complex characters built with great psychological insight The Egypt of second world war comes alive in these pages The lower middle class characters barbers, sweet shop owners etc which populate the book are very much like people belonging to similar classes that I have met in India Their psychology, their motivations which Mahfouz draws I can see why it is called Mahfouz s best novel although I personally like his Children of the AlleyIt has a large number of well deve... , , , ,, , , , ,, , ,

Midaq Alley
  • English
  • 22 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 286 pages
  • 0385264763
  • Naguib Mahfouz
  • Midaq Alley