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The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail

Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels — previously published separately by Anchor — by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East.

The Beggar is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs. Released from jail in post-Revolutionary times, the hero ofThe Thief and the Dogs blames an unjust society for his ill fortune, eventually bringing himself to destruction. Autumn Quail is a tale of moral responsibility, isolation, and political downfall about a corrupt bureaucrat who is one of the early victims of the purge after the 1952 revolution in Egypt.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 480
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780385498357
  • Genres
  • fiction, classics, egypt, literature, africa, novels
  • Release date
  • 2000