Children of the Alley (libro en Inglés) - Naguib Mahfouz

Título: Children of the Alley (libro en Inglés)

Autor: Naguib Mahfouz

Editorial: Anchor

Año de publicación: 1996

Idioma: Inglés

Categoría: Ciencia ficción

Encuadernación: Tapa blanda

Dimensiones: ‎13.23 x 2.49 x 20.19 cm

Número de páginas: 448

ISBN: 0385264739

Descripción:

The tumultuous alley of this rich and intricate novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a delightful Egyptian family, but is also the setting for a second, hidden, and more daring narrative: the spiritual history of humankind. The men and women of a modern Cairo neighborood unwittingly reenact the lives of their holy ancestors: from the feudal lord who disowns one son for diabolical pride and puts another to the test, to the savior of a succeeding generation who frees his people from bondage. This powerful novel confirms again the richness and variety of Mahfouz's storytelling and his status as "the single most important writer in modern Arabic literature" (Newsweek).