Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988,Â Â Naguib Mahfouz is perhaps the best-known livingÂ Â Arab writer. His books have had great success inÂ Â this country, particularly

The Harafish

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988,Â Â Naguib Mahfouz is perhaps the best-known livingÂ Â Arab writer. His books have had great success inÂ Â this country, particularly The CairoÂ Â Trilogy. Fans of the famed trilogy will beÂ Â delighted with The Harafish, an epicÂ Â novel that chronicles the dramatic history of theÂ Â al-Nagi family -- a family thatÂ Â moves, over many generations, from the height of powerÂ Â and glory to the depths of decadence and decay.Â Â The Harafish begins with the taleÂ Â of Ashur al-Nagi, a man whoÂ Â grows from humble beginnings to become a great leader,Â Â a legend among his people. Generation afterÂ Â generation, however, Ashur's descendants grow furtherÂ Â from his legendary example. They lose touch withÂ Â their origins as they amass and then squander largeÂ Â fortunes, marry prostitutes when they marry at all,Â Â and develop rivalries that end in death. TheÂ Â community's upper class keeps a watchful eye on theÂ Â descendants of al-Nagi for fearÂ Â of losing their privileges, but they find no threatÂ Â of another such as Ashur. Not, that is, until theÂ Â al-Nagi who, like his nobleÂ Â ancestor, finds his power once again from amongÂ Â The Harafish, or the common people.Â Â Through the strength of their numbers and theirÂ Â passion, the glory of the name ofÂ Â al-Nagi is restored. "Of allÂ Â [Mahfouz's] experiments in recent decades, thisÂ Â is the one which owes least to western inspirationÂ Â and is probably the most successful. TheÂ Â Harafish, fluently translated byÂ Â Catherine Cobham, makes accessible and engrossing reading."Â Â -- The Washington Post BookÂ Â World.

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
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The Harafish

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