Globusz Books · Author
Naguib Mahfouz is represented in the Globusz Books library by 3 reviewed books. This page brings those summaries together so readers can compare the author’s available work before choosing what to read.
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Reviewed summary
In early 20th-century Cairo, al-Sayyid Ahmad rules his household with strict discipline by day and indulges in forbidden pleasures by night. This double life exposes a family—and a society—torn between rigid tradition and the urge to break free. How far can control stretch before it fractures everything?
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The Cairo Trilogy follows three generations of the al-Sayyid family as they navigate the clash between rigid tradition and the stirrings of modern Egypt. At its core is a patriarch whose public strictness hides private contradictions. How do personal desires survive under the weight of family and history? Mahfouz’s intimate portrait makes Cairo’s shifting world impossible to ignore.
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In Cairo, 1917, al-Sayyid Ahmad rules his family with an iron fist by day, but his nights tell a very different story. This clash of authority and hypocrisy sets the stage for a family caught between rigid tradition and the stirrings of revolution. How do you hold a family together when everything outside is falling apart?
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