Children of the alley

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  • Language : Arabic
  • Subject : Novels
  • Author : Naguib Mahfouz
  • ISBN : 9789770915349
  • Year : 2016

The infamous alley of this rich, intricate and formerly banned novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a modern Egyptian family, but is also the setting of a second, hidden, and more daring story: the spiritual history of mankind. The inhabitants of the Cairene neighborood unwittingly reenact the lives of their holy ancestors.

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Book Details

Title Children of the alley
Language Arabic
Subject Novels
Author
ISBN 9789770915349
Year
Native Title اولاد حارتنا
Binding Paperback
Edition 15th
Pages 590
Native Author Name نجيب محفوظ

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