Author:Naguib Mahfouz
THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR.
'A masterpiece' - The Times
'The Arab Tolstoy' - Simon Sebag Montefiore
'Shamelessly entertaining' - Guardian
'Luminous' - New York Times
A sweeping and evocative portrait of both a family and a country struggling to move toward independence in a society that has resisted change for centuries. Set against the backdrop of Britain's occupation of Egypt immediately after World War I, Palace Walk introduces us to the Al Jawad family.
Ahmad, a middle-class shopkeeper runs his household strictly according to the Qur'an while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. A tyrant at home, Ahmad forces his gentle, oppressed wife and two daughters to live cloistered lives behind the house's latticed windows, while his three very different sons live in fear of his harsh will.
The first book of the classic Cairo Trilogy, the greatest and best loved work by the 20th century's most important Arab novelist.
A masterpiece
—— The TimesIt is Mahfouz's wonderful ability to delineate human beings from their outer appearances which gives Palace Walk its universal appeal. I shall read it again and again
—— GuardianThere is nothing in world literature quite like Palace Walk... This is writing worthy of a Tolstoy, a Flaubert or a Proust
—— IndependentNaguib Mahfouz's CAIRO TRILOGY puts all contemporary writers in the shade. He is the Arab Tolstoy
—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , TwitterLuminous... All the magic, mystery and suffering of Egypt in the 1920s are conveyed on a human scale
—— The New York Times Book ReviewNaguib Mahfouz's wonderfully readable family saga provides a riveting and accurate portrait of Egyptian society
—— BooksellerHis masterpiece
—— The Sunday Times'Acidic and unforgiving...This hilariously accurate skewering of the mores - and the morons - of Hollywood left a deliciously vile taste in my mouth, and I loved it!
—— The New York Observer'Irrestistably engaging'
—— Kirkus'Witty and intelligent...just the thing for a lazy summer day'
—— NewsdayGenuine wit and charm
—— ImageWitty novel about life and love after divorce, Hollywood-style.
—— Daily ExpressA bitchy and entertaining look at life in La-La Land
—— The SunA perfect poolside read
—— New Woman
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