Palace Walk (The Cairo Trilogy, #1) in Around the World

Oct 20, 2011 Suzanne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, favorites, classics

“Habit woke her at this hour. It was an old habit she had developed when young and it had stayed with her as she matured. She had learned it along with the other rules of married life. She woke up at midnight to await her husband’s return from his evening’s entertainment. Then she would serve him until he went to sleep.”

Originally published in 1956 in Arabic, Palace Walk is the first part of trilogy written by Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. From the opening pages, the reader is given a glim ...more

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Jun 05, 2011 Rebecca Huston rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 20th-century, egypt, 2012-around-the-world-in-52-books, 12-for-2012-challenge

A very smart, moving novel about a very dysfunctional family in Cairo, Egypt during the British occupation, and the events leading up to the 1919 Revolution. I found it to be a compelling novel, and while the main character of Ahmad is one of the most despicable that I've ever come across, I found myself wanting to know more. Very accessable to non-Arabic readers, and very enjoyable. Two sequels follow. Five stars overall, and very much recommended.

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Jan 04, 2012 Preethi rated it it was ok

Shelves: ebook, unfinishables-pick-up-later

It is getting increasingly difficult to continue reading this book. It has to be the storyline similar to other books I've read, for example, Khaled Hosseini's.
Giving it up. ...more

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