书目

Midaq Alley

内容简介

在线阅读本书NeverhasNobelPrize-winnerNaguibMahfouz'stalentforrichandluxuriousstorytellingbeenmoreevidentthaninthisoutstandingnovel,firstpublishedinArabicin1947.Oneofhismostpopularbooks(andconsideredbymanytobeoneofhisbest),MidaqAlleycentersaroundtheresidentsofoneoftheteemingbackalleysofCairo.

作者简介

NaguibMahfouzwasborninCairoin1911andbeganwritingwhenhewasseventeen.Astudentofphilosophyandanavidreader,hisworksrangefromreimaginingsofancientmythstosubtlecommentariesoncontemporaryEgyptianpoliticsandculture.Overacareerthatlastedmorethanfivedecades,hewrote33novels,13shortstoryanthologies,numerousplays,and30screenplays.Ofhismanyworks,mostfamousisTheCairoTrilogy,consistingofPalaceWalk(1956),PalaceofDesire(1957),andSugarStreet(1957),whichfocusesonaCairofamilythroughthreegenerations,from1917until1952.In1988,hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,thefirstwriterinArabictodoso.HediedinAugust2006.

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