Naguib Mahfouz

Love on the Pyramid Plateau Author: Naguib Mahfouz One of Mahfouz's most famous short story collections, and the most adapted for cinema and television, with five of its eight stories transformed into four films and a television series. In these stories, symbolism and realism...

Quail and Autumn Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The novel revolves around the dramatic transformation of Issa al-Dabbagh's life, a Wafd Party employee, following the outbreak of the July Revolution. He is dismissed from his job, his engagement is broken off, and he loses all...

Rhodopis Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The second novel in Mahfouz's historical trilogy, its events unfold from the ancient Egyptian myth that inspired the Cinderella story. The young King Merenre II falls in love with the beautiful courtesan Rhodopis after finding one of her slippers,...

mirage Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz A unique psychological novel among Mahfouz's works, it delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring its hidden recesses. The story centers on the character of Kamel Rouba Laz and the psychological and social environment in which he...

Love in the rain Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz Love in the Rain is one of the most famous novels by the world-renowned novelist Naguib Mahfouz. It gained widespread acclaim among intellectuals, readers, and critics, and was adapted into a film in 1975. One rainy...

The beggar Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz A novel about Omar Al-Hamzawi's state of moral bankruptcy and nihilism, and the existential crisis and boredom that ruin his passion for life and his relationship with his family. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1973....

Khan El-Khalili Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz Ahmed Effendi Akif is forced to leave his education and work as a civil servant after his father is fired from his job. While the family is forced to move from the Sakakini neighborhood to the Khan El...

Dear Sir Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz A novel about employee Othman Bayoumi and his ambition to reach the position of general manager. He learns and strives to develop his culture and strengthen his relationships, but time slips away and he is surprised by something...

Taiba's struggle Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The third novel in Mahfouz's historical trilogy, he takes ancient Egyptian history as a starting point to express the concerns of the Egyptians regarding the British occupation and their desire to resist it in defense of their freedom...

Arabs, Science and Progress: Naguib Mahfouz's Annals Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this field, Naguib Mahfouz discusses - with the mind of a seasoned expert and analyst - the problems of international and local politics, issues of social change, and the revolutions and reforms...

The Thief and the Dogs (Comics) Author's name: Muhammad Ismail Amin The Thief and the Dogs (A Graphic Novel) by Mohamed Ismail Amin... The thunder is pounding like a rocket, and there's a huge reward for anyone who leads you, and articles warn the...

honeymoon Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of short stories, Naguib Mahfouz addresses local situations and global conflicts with a style marked by veiled satire, relying on the absurd and the bizarre in constructing his narrative worlds. This is clearly evident in the...

Final decision Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of twenty short stories, Naguib Mahfouz brings together many events and characters that shape life and reflect the transformations that befall society. The title story of the collection was adapted into a television series with...

Echoes of Oblivion Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz In this collection of twenty-two vibrant stories, Naguib Mahfouz takes us back to the neighborhood world he constructed and creatively described, transforming it into a highly private narrative world where the bullies symbolize force and brutal authority,...

I saw in my dream Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz "Doesn't love have a right? If he dies, he has no right. "I Saw in the Sleeping Dreams" is a collection of short stories, first published in 1982. It includes five beautifully condensed short stories,...

House of ill repute Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz Many people suffer for the sake of their illusions. Everyone has heard time and time again that the girls in this house were not created for marriage. Do the girls from this infamous house actually get...

The compassionate youth Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz This collection of short stories was published in 2001, although its stories were originally published in cultural magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. The collection includes nine stories, each filled with many paradoxes that succeed in surprising...

secret organization Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz The Secret Organization by Naguib Mahfouz... "Mahfouz's great and decisive achievement lies in his creativity in the field of novels and short stories... But the scope of his achievement is much broader, for his works speak to us...

A story without beginning or end Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz This collection of short stories is a unique experience among Naguib Mahfouz's short stories, as it contains five intertwined stories, united by theme, style, and vision of life. The stories leave the reader immersed...

In front of the throne Author's name: Naguib Mahfouz Let the account begin. Ahmose, Ramses II, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Minister Qaraqush, and Simeon Al-Girgawy, leader of the Coptic revolution against the Umayyad Caliphate. Those who ruled now have their time to be tried. In...