Respected sir Wedding song ; The search

Synopsis

A new volume of three novelsupreviously published separately by Anchoruby Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Together with The Beggar, The Thief and The Dogs, and Autumn Quail (published by Anchor in December 2000), these novels represent a comprehensive collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on post-revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, they render a nuanced and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East. Respected Sir, a latter-day Bleak House in Arabico (The New York Times), revisits a familiar themeuvaulting ambitionuin a powerful and religious metaphor. Wedding Song, one of Mahfouz's most enjoyable workso (The Chicago Tribune), is a psychological drama, focusing on how four very different kinds of minds apprehend and reckon with the realities that surround them. The Search is a powerful, lurid, and compelling story of lust, greed, and murder. The incredible variety of Mahfouz's writing continues to dazzle our eyes.ouThe Washington Post