Author:Naguib Mahfouz
THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR.
'A masterpiece' - The Times
'The Arab Tolstoy' - Simon Sebag Montefiore
Sugar Street, the climactic final book in the classic Cairo Trilogy, is the captivating story of a family struggling to change with the rise of modern Egypt. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power and surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his family's destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty and the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes.
But through Ahamd's three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. One grandson is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist, both working for what they believe will be a better world. And Ridwan, the inheritor of his father's charms, launches a political career aided by a homosexual affair with prominent politician.
A vivid portrait of a family and a country in a time of upheaval, the Cairo Trilogy is the greatest and best loved work by the 20th century's most important Arab novelist.
His masterpiece
—— The Sunday TimesNaguib Mahfouz's CAIRO TRILOGY puts all contemporary writers in the shade. He is the Arab Tolstoy.
—— Simon Sebag Montefiore , TwitterProust, Tolstoy and Balzac are the names most frequently flung around in company with that of Mahfouz...I thought of Galsworthy, reading Sugar Street
—— SpectatorMahfouz's scope is vast and his concerns are not only still evident today, but crucial
—— The ScotsmanSugar Street is a marvellous novel, with many messages, open and concealed, for those who will be instructed
—— The Times Literary SupplementThe Cairo Trilogy has made its mark on Anglo-American literary tastes because of its unusual grandeur, a technically "Good Read" - recalling Dickens, Flaubert, Zola, even Galsworthy - which still engages the dynamic society of Egypt in the first half of the century
—— Glasgow HeraldMahfouz's sequence telescopes a family chronicle into an unparalleled picture of Egypt under the British Protectorate
—— The TimesA penetrating and thoughtful study of Catherine de'Medici
—— Northern Daily Telegraph'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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