← Gamal al- GhitaniIncidents in Zafarani Alleyby Gamal al- GhitaniNovel set in Cairo's historic Zafarani alley exploring transformation and changeFind on Amazon↗About the authorGamal al- GhitaniEgyptian novelist and editor associated with the neo-classical revival in Arabic fiction. Zayn Barakat draws on medieval Arabic chronicle style to explore modern authoritarianism and spiritual experience.More by Gamal al- GhitaniZayni BarakatHistorical novel about surveillance, torture, and authority in Ottoman Cairo→The Book of Illuminations→Al-Zayyni BarakatHistorical novel about surveillance, torture, and authority in Ottoman Cairo→Zayn Barakat→The Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz→The Book of Epiphanies→