Description
| Product ID: | 9789774169984 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | EG |
| Title: | Heart of the Night |
| Subtitle: | A Novel |
| Authors: | Author: Naguib Mahfouz, Aida Bamia |
| Page Count: | 90 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Urban communities, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Urban communities, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Nobel winning author, Naguib Mahfouz's late-translated novella, Heart of the Night is now available for the first time in paperbackJaafar Ibrahim Sayyed al-Rawi is guided by his motto, “let life be filled with holy madness to the last breath.” He narrates his life story to a friend during one long night in a café in old Cairo. Through a series of bad decisions, he has lost everything: his family, his position in society, and his fortune. A man driven by his passions, he married a beautiful Bedouin nomad for love, and as a consequence pays a punishingly high price. From a life of comfort with a promising future guaranteed by his wealthy grandfather, he descended to the spartan life of a pauper, after being disinherited. Jaafar faces his tribulations with surprising stoicism and hope, sustained by his strong convictions, his spirituality, his sense of mission, and his deep desire to bring social justice to his people. Heart of the Night is a classic Mahfouz gem exploring marriage across class lines, spirituality, and the harsh realities of a precarious, life written by one of Egypt's most celebrated literary masters. Nobel winning author, Naguib Mahfouz''s late-translated novella, Heart of the Night is now available for the first time in paperback |
| Imprint Name: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Publisher Name: | The American University in Cairo Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-01-05 |