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3 unusual facts about Cairo Trilogy


Cairo Trilogy

The books' Arabic titles are taken from actual streets in Cairo, the city of Mahfouz's childhood and youth.

To Kamal, the youngest son, Mahfouz admits that he gives him some features of himself, as they both have got a BA in philosophy from what is now the University of Cairo and have problems with profound contradictions they discern between religious principles and the scientific discoveries of the West.

Sugar Street

:Not to be confused with the street of the same name in Cairo, which is the subject of a novel by Naguib Mahfouz, the last book in his famous trilogy.



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