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The second part of "The Cairo Trilogy" by the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. It is a true-life Egyptian family saga featuring the bullying, pompous, belching, self-adoring patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmed and his long-suffering family in domestic turmoil, with feuding in-laws.
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"Mahfouz tells the story of Palace of Desire with sensitivity and humor, offering deep insights into the human condition." --Philadelphia Inquirer
"All the magic, mystery, and suffering of Egypt in the 1920s are conveyed on a human scale." --The New York Times Book Review "A grand novel of ideas. . . . A marvelous read." --The Washington Post "In Palace of Desire we see the intricate and complex tragedy of patriarchy working itself out through succeeding generations." --Chicago Tribune
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"All the magic, mystery, and suffering of Egypt in the 1920s are conveyed on a human scale." --The New York Times Book Review "A grand novel of ideas. . . . A marvelous read." --The Washington Post "In Palace of Desire we see the intricate and complex tragedy of patriarchy working itself out through succeeding generations." --Chicago Tribune
The second volume in the celebrated Cairo Trilogy.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0385402082
- ISBN 13 9780385402088
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages439
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