The Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz

Name: The Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz
Author: Gamal al- Ghitani

About the author

Egyptian 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.

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