The Beginning and the End
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The Beginning and the End by Naguib Mahfouz
First published in 1956, this is a powerful portrayal of a middle-class Egyptian family confronted by material, moral, and spiritual problems during World War II.Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was born in Gamaliya, a busy Cairo neighborhood. He penned approximately 40 novels, as well as hundreds of short stories and screenplays. In 1988, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Kay Heikkinen earned her PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard University, where she initially developed an interest in Arabic history, language, and literature. She has taught medieval history and literature, as well as Islamic civilization, at the University of Chicago, where she presently teaches Arabic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385264587 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385264585 |
| Title | The Beginning and the End |
| Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1989-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of Nobel Prize 1988 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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