Voices from the Other World

Ancient Egyptian Tales

Naguib Mahfouz, Raymond Stock

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Random House USA Inc
15 September 2004

Short stories; Folklore, myths & legends

From a modern master, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's five ancient Egyptian tales, written during the early phase of his career and translated into English for the first time. First time in paperback.

Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz reaches back millennia to his homeland's majestic past in this enchanting collection of early tales that brings the world of ancient Egypt face to face with our own times.

From the Predynastic Period, where a cabal of entrenched rulers banish virtue in jealous defense of their status, to the Fifth Dynasty, where a Pharaoh returns from an extended leave to find that only his dog has remained loyal, to the twentieth century, where a mummy from the Eighteenth Dynasty awakens in fury to reproach a modern Egyptian nobleman for his arrogance, these five stories conduct timeless truths over the course of thousands of years. Summoning the power and mystery of a legendary civilization, they examplify the artistry that has made Mahfouz among the most revered writers in world literature.

Translated by Raymond Stock

By: Naguib Mahfouz
Translated by: Raymond Stock
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 115g
ISBN: 9781400076666
ISBN 10: 1400076668
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 15 September 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of Palace Walk (1956), Palace of Desire (1957), and Sugar Street (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.

Reviews for Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales

Mahfouz is the single most important writer in modern Arabic literature. -- Newsday<br><br> The incredible variety of Mahfouz's writings continues to dazzle our eyes. -- The Washington Post<br><br> Mahfouz's characters blaze with intensity, his Egypt pulsates with unresolved tensions. -- The Atlanta Constitution