The Cairo Trilogy
Graziella Parati, Professor of Italian, Comparative Literature, and Women’s and Gender Studies; Paul D. Paganucci Professor of Italian Language and Literature
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In this trilogy of novels, Mahfouz, who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature, portrays the daily rhythms and changing traditions of Cairo in the first half of the 20th century. World War II is the background for a thought-provoking narration of both Egyptian and Western history.