Khan al-Kalili

Fiction & Literature, Literary, Historical
Cover of the book Khan al-Kalili by Naguib Mahfouz, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Naguib Mahfouz ISBN: 9780307948700
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: September 20, 2011
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
ISBN: 9780307948700
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: September 20, 2011
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

Khan al-Khalili, by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, portrays the clash of old and new in an historic Cairo neighborhood as German bombs fall on the city.
   The time is 1942, World War II is at its height, and the Africa Campaign is raging along the northern coast of Egypt. Against this backdrop, Mahfouz’s novel tells the story of the Akifs, a middle-class family that has taken refuge in Cairo’s colorful and bustling Khan al-Khalili neighborhood. Believing that the German forces will never bomb such a famously religious part of the city, they leave their more elegant neighborhood and seek safety among the crowded alleyways, busy cafés, and ancient mosques of the Khan. Through the eyes of Ahmad, the eldest Akif son, Mahfouz presents a richly textured vision of the Khan, and of a crisis that pits history against modernity and faith against secularism. Fans of Midaq Alley and The Cairo Trilogy will not want to miss this engaging and sensitive portrayal of a family at the crossroads of the old world and the new.

Translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Khan al-Khalili, by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, portrays the clash of old and new in an historic Cairo neighborhood as German bombs fall on the city.
   The time is 1942, World War II is at its height, and the Africa Campaign is raging along the northern coast of Egypt. Against this backdrop, Mahfouz’s novel tells the story of the Akifs, a middle-class family that has taken refuge in Cairo’s colorful and bustling Khan al-Khalili neighborhood. Believing that the German forces will never bomb such a famously religious part of the city, they leave their more elegant neighborhood and seek safety among the crowded alleyways, busy cafés, and ancient mosques of the Khan. Through the eyes of Ahmad, the eldest Akif son, Mahfouz presents a richly textured vision of the Khan, and of a crisis that pits history against modernity and faith against secularism. Fans of Midaq Alley and The Cairo Trilogy will not want to miss this engaging and sensitive portrayal of a family at the crossroads of the old world and the new.

Translated from the Arabic by Roger Allen

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book Los 7 pasos para el éxito en el amor by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book Family History by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book Surprise Me by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The House in Paris by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Colonel's Wife by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book Thirteen Days in September by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Cadence of Grass by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Empiricists by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book 1941 -- The Greatest Year In Sports by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book Norma by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The New York Times Second Book of Science Questions and Answers by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book 13 Ways of Looking at the Novel by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Knife Thrower by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Purloined Clinic by Naguib Mahfouz
Cover of the book The Utility of Force by Naguib Mahfouz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy