The Quarter

The Quarter
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Publisher : Saqi Books
Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : 9780863563850
ISBN-13 : 0863563856
Rating : 4/5 (856 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Quarter by : Naguib Mahfouz

Download or read book The Quarter written by Naguib Mahfouz and published by Saqi Books. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the people of Cairo's Gamaliya quarter. There is Nabqa, son of Adam the waterseller who can only speak truths; the beautiful and talented Tawhida who does not age with time; Ali Zaidan, the gambler, late to love; and Boss Saqr who stashes his money above the bath. A neighbourhood of demons, dancing and sweet halva, the quarter keeps quiet vigil over the secrets of all who live there. This collection by pre-eminent Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz was recently discovered among his old papers. Found with a slip of paper titled `for publishing 1994', they are published here for the first time. Resplendent with Mahfouz's delicate and poignant observations of everyday happenings, these lively stories take the reader deep into the beating heart of Cairo.


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