Naguib Mahfouz

Gebundenes Buch

The Quarter

Stories

Mitarbeit: Shafak, Elif; Allen, Roger

Beschreibung

Newly discovered collection of unpublished stories by key figure and Nobel Prize winner in literature, these fable-like stories carry Mahfouz's signature observations of the human character, taking the reader deep into the beating heart of Cairo

Autor

Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was Egypt's most eminent writer. Over a career that lasted more than five decades, he wrote thirty-four novels, thirteen short story anthologies, numerous plays and thirty screenplays. His works range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. A writer of incredible discipline, every day he wrote for one hour, smoked three cigarettes and walked by the Nile. In 1994 he was stabbed in the neck by extremists and was seriously wounded. The injury caused nerve damage that partly paralysed his right hand, preventing him from writing. Of his many works, his most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of Palace Walk, Palace of Desire and Sugar Street. Other notable works include The Children of Gebelawi, The Thief and The Dogs and Autumn Quail. Mahfouz received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988, the first writer in Arabic to do so.

Produktdetails

• Saqi Bookshelf
• Verlag: Durnell Marston / Saqi Books
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 224g
• ISBN-13: 9780863563751
• ISBN-10: 0863563759
• Artikelnr.: 55185616