· Khan al-Khalili, by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, portrays the clash of old and new in an historic Cairo neighborhood as German bombs fall on the city. The time is , World War II is at its height, and the Africa Campaign is raging along the northern coast of Egypt.5/5. Addressing one of the fundamental questions of the modern era, Mahfouz asks whether, like the German bombs that threaten Khan al-Khalili daily, progress must necessarily be accompanied by the. Mahfouz paints a compelling portrait of the Khan Al-Khalili neighborhood of Cairo during World War II. The war, along with other circumstances, conspire to drag the protagonist into a more modern and irrevocably changed world/5.
Khan al-Khalili, first published in , was the first of Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's contemporary novels set in his beloved Cairo. The story is set in , and the African campaign during World War II has started to directly affect the inhabitants of Egypt, as the Germans bomb the city. Khan Al-Khalili Paperback - 20 September by Naguib Mahfouz (Author). out of 5 stars 7 ratings. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in and began writing when he was seventeen. The completion of Khan al-Khalili in marked a turning point in Naguib Mahfouz s career. Departing from the traditional themes drawn from Egyptian antiquity that characterize the author s earlier works, Khan al-Khalili reflects instead a deep concern with the lives and problems of.
Addressing one of the fundamental questions of the modern era, Mahfouz asks whether, like the German bombs that threaten Khan al-Khalili daily, progress must necessarily be accompanied by the. Khan al-Khalili, first published in , was the first of Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz’s contemporary novels set in his beloved Cairo. The story is set in , and the African campaign during World War II has started to directly affect the inhabitants of Egypt, as the Germans bomb the city. Khan al-Khalili, first published in , was the first of Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's contemporary novels set in his beloved Cairo.
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