For this reason, we assign the vast wealth accumulated by Khalid, to the entire Mahfouz family. Khalid’s father, Salem, was an illiterate money changer who would go on to become the founder of the ...

A masterpiece, albeit a wordy, very leisurely one, this family saga is well served by a... Naguib Mahfouz, Author, Najib Mahfuz, Author, William M. Hutchins, Translator Anchor Books $16 (320p ...

The wonders of Naguib Mahfouz’s novels are central to discussions ... for justice and revolution prevalent within it.” Through family sagas such as The Harafish (1977) and the Cairo Trilogy ...