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The tale of a Mafia-like don in Egypt. He lives in a mansion in Cairo, uphill at the end of an alley whose inhabitants he exploits. He is the patriarch of a large family whose wealth comes from dealing in drugs and various protection rackets. While family members jockey for powe…
The infamous alley of this rich, intricate and formerly banned novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a modern Egyptian family, but is also the setting of a second, hidden, and more daring story: the spiritual history of mankind. The inhabitants of the Cairene…
The story recreates the history of the monotheistic Abrahamic religions, allegorised against the setting of an imaginary Cairene alley.
The tumultuous alley of this rich and intricate novel (first published in Arabic in 1959) is inhabited by a delightful Egyptian family, but is also the setting for a second, hidden, and more daring narrative: the spiritual history of humankind. The men and women of a modern Cair…
The epic story begins with the tale of Ashur al-Nagi, a man who grows from humble roots to become a great leader and a legend among his people. The name of Ashur epitomizes a time of glory for the harafish, or the common people, when they were led by one of their own. Generation…