About the book
Selected and translated by the distinguished scholar Denys Johnson-Daivies, these stories have all the celebrated and distinctive characters and qualities found in Mahfouz's novels: The denizens of the dark, narrow alleyways of Cairo, who struggle to survive the poverty; melancholy ruminations on death; experiments with the supernatural; and witty excursions into Cairene middle-class life.
Editions of The Time and the Place
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385264716
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385264723
- EBook
- ISBN 9780525431633
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Selected and translated by the distinguished scholar Denys Johnson-Daivies, these stories have all the celebrated and distinctive characters and qualities found in Mahfouz's novels: The denizens of the dark, narrow alleyways of Cairo, who struggle to survive the poverty; melancholy ruminations on death; experiments with the supernatural; and witty excursions into Cairene middle-class life.
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What is The Time and the Place about?
Selected and translated by the distinguished scholar Denys Johnson-Daivies, these stories have all the celebrated and distinctive characters and qualities found in Mahfouz's novels: The denizens of the dark, narrow alleyways of Cairo, who struggle to survive the poverty; melancholy ruminations on death; experiments with the supernatural; and witty excursions into Cairene middle-class life.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Time and the Place?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of The Time and the Place?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Time and the Place?
Naguib Mahfouz
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Time and the Place is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385264716) and paperback(ISBN 9780385264723) and ebook(ISBN 9780525431633)
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