The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail

Naguib Mahfouz

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Anchor
02 March 2001

Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels--previously published separately by Anchor--by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East.

The Beggar is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs. Released from jail in post-Revolutionary times, the hero ofThe Thief and the Dogs blames an unjust society for his ill fortune, eventually bringing himself to destruction. Autumn Quail is a tale of moral responsibility, isolation, and political downfall about a corrupt bureaucrat who is one of the early victims of the purge after the 1952 revolution in Egypt.

By: Naguib Mahfouz
Imprint: Anchor
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9780385498357
ISBN 10: 0385498357
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 02 March 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail

The incredible variety of Mahfouz's writing continues to dazzle our eyes. -- The Washington Post [Naguib Mahfouz] is not only a Hugo and a Dickens, but also a Galsworthy, a Mann, a Zola, and a Jules Romains. --Edward Said, The London Review of Books