MIDAQ
ALLEY
NAGUIB
MAHFOUZ
(WINNER
OF
NOBEL
PRIZE
FOR
LITERATURE)
TRANSLATED
BY
TREVOR
LE
GASSICK
A
rich
and
luxurious
novel
which
centers
around
the
residents
of
one
of
the
hustling,
teeming
back-alleys
of
Cairo.
From
Zaira
the
cripple-maker
to
Kirsha
the
cafe'
owner
with
a
taste
for
young
boys
and
drugs,
to
Abbas
the
barber
who
mistakes
greed
for
love,
to
Hamida
who
sells
her
soul
to
escape
the
alleyand
many
more),
these
colourful,
humane
characters
vividly
evoke
the
sights
&
sounds
of
the
old
city...
they
will
linger
on
your
mind
for
quite
some
time
....
wonderfully
written
by
a
great
storyteller!
This 286 page s/c
is
in fair
condition -
good
sound
reading
copy
( a
little
spine
(repaired) and
corner
wear -
first
blank
page
is
missing
-
the
word
"cancelled"
stamped
on
title
page,
last
page,
and
inside
of
back
cover
-
there
is
also
a
library
stamp,
light
age
discolouration
around
edges
)
published by
Anchor
Books
(Doubleday)
in
1992 - within 500
gr.
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