Originally published in Arabic in 1956-7, this is the first part of "The Cairo Trilogy" by the 1988 Nobel Prize winner. It tells the story of an Egyptian family in pre-war Cairo and offers an insight into the mores of Muslim culture.
Set against the backdrop of the the theater, this novel is a taut psychological drama on and off the stage. First published in 1981, this brilliant novel focuses on how time transforms people and their emotions.
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