Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz Paperback Book 9780552995801

Ahmad, a middle-class shopkeeper runs his household strictly according to the Qur'an while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. A tyrant at home, Ahmad forces his gentle, oppressed wife and two daughters to live cloistered lives behind the house's latticed windows, while his three very different sons live in fear of his harsh will.

Author: Naguib Mahfouz Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Pages: 512 Page Count: 512 Publication Date: 1994 Year of Publication: 1994 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Weight: 474 g Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.7 cm Package Dimension Width: 13 cm Package Dimension Height: 3.3 cm ISBN: 9780552995801