Which one should I read from the Egypt

[Muhammad]

Hey guys I am on a project to read books from the every country, would you suggest me which books should I read from Egypt.
Here is the list

The map of love
My city
Our revolution
Moon over Samarkand
Beer in snooker club
Midaq alley
The thief and the dog
Miramar
The final hour
The yacoubian building
My grandmother cactus
Granada
No one sleep in Alexandria
The queue

[Niledaughter]

I have not read all of them , in general I would say it depends on your taste .

If you are interested in mixing History and politics in fiction I would recommend The Map of Love , soueif's other book Cairo: My City, Our Revolution is a collection of articles discussing 2011 revolution and after .

Among Mahfouz's books you mentioned Midaq Alley, Miramar, The Thief and the Dogs; I think Miramar will be the best one to portray Egypt philosophically or metaphorically in a critical turning point in history.

No One Sleeps in Alexandria is an excellent read to transport you to Alexandria during WWII, it captures the time and the place , it is also one of the best 100 Arab novels .

The Yacoubian Building can give you a sour real image of Egypt today , also the same can be said about Moon Over Samarqand yet I do not recall most of it !

Granada is not about Egypt at all , besides this is only the first part of a trilogy and only this one is available in English .

We read some of these books in the group if you would need to check any discussions .

[Niledaughter]

By the way I moved the thread here as "regional tour" was a very old discussion board :)