Mahfouz, Naguib

Cairo Modern

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ISBN 13:: 9780307473530
author:: Mahfouz, Naguib
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Anchor Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2010
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 13.1 x 2 cm
Genre:: Fiction - General
Condition:: New
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Cairo Modern by Naguib Mahfouz is a suspenseful novel set in 1930s Egypt. In this gripping tale, a bitter and ambitious nihilist, a beautiful and impoverished student, and a corrupt official engage in a doomed ménage à trois. Against the backdrop of Cairo's lavish high society, a young man's desperate attempt to survive becomes a precarious charade that threatens to unravel at every turn. As he navigates the city's vast social and economic inequities, Mahgub must confront the terrible price of his Faustian bargain. Translated by William M. Hutchins, Cairo Modern is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, set against the vibrant and tumultuous landscape of 1930s Egypt.

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