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90 ratings, 3.77 average rating, 7 reviews
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published
October 20th 1989
by Anchor
binding
Paperback, 416 pages
isbn
0385264585
(isbn13: 9780385264587)
description
First published in 1956, this is a powerful portrayal of a middle-class Egyptian family confronted by material, moral, and spiritual problems during...more
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Read in April, 2007
recommends it for:
Naguib Mahfouz fans, people visiting Egypt
I picked this up in a Cairo bookstore to complete the whole Egyptian experience. Relentlessly depressing - a look at one family's descent into poverty following the death of the father. Okay enough, but I must have been missing something in the translation - the language felt very textbook and colourless to me.
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Read in April, 2005
A little bit to late for me to read his work, but i found myself very much admire his style and his vision. i read the indonesian version which translated into "Awal dan Akhir" (divided into 2 books) -- a very thick one -- I love the way he portrays Egypt and the society... the problems etc.
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Read in December, 2007
I almost didn't finish reading this because I found the plot so depressing. The writing was good, but this was a very dismal book.
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Sangat Mahfouz. Kekelaman yang ditampilkan terlalu sulit ditembus oleh kebahagiaan dan kegembiraan-kegembiraan kecil.
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I wanted the best for each character in the book up to the very end...even the "bad" ones.
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Read in January, 2006
my favorite of the naguib mahfouz books ive read so far. beautiful and tragic
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"He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land of dreams."
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