Heart of the Night - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Naguib Mahfouz, Aida Bamia (Translator)Series:Modern Arabic LiteraturePublish date:2021-01-05Pages:90
Language:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9789774169984ISBN-10:9774169980UPC:9789774169984Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Urban & Street Lit, Cultural HeritageSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCDGG3J8EJ
Heart of the Night
Nobel winning author, Naguib Mahfouz's late-translated novella, Heart of the Night is now available for the first time in paperback Jaafar Ibrahim Sayyed al-Rawi is guided by his motto, "let life be filled with holy madness to the last breath." He narrates his life story to a friend during one long night in a caf in old Cairo. Through a series of bad decisions, he has lost everything: his family,...
Series: Modern Arabic Literature
Language:EnglishPublisher:American University in Cairo PressISBN-13:9789774169984ISBN-10:9774169980UPC:9789774169984Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Urban & Street Lit, Cultural HeritageSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SCDGG3J8EJ
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 re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006. Aida Bamia is a literary translator and...
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
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