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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.

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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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