Midaq Alley; Naguib Mahfouz ; translated from the Arabic by Trevor Le Gassick
by Mahfouz. Naguib (Mahfuz, Najib)
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near fine(-) to very good(++) with personal owner name in ink to half-tilte corner, minor sunning and wrapper crinkling (bindery
- ISBN 10
- 9774240588
- ISBN 13
- 9789774240584
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About This Item
Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 1984. First paperback ed., seventh printing. Paperback. Near fine(-) to very good(++) with personal owner name in ink to half-tilte corner, minor sunning and wrapper crinkling (bindery flaw) to spine, slight soiling to outer edge; else very crisp and bright. A tight copy.. Octavo in red and white illus wraps; ix, 246 pages ; 20 cm. Paperback original. Uncommon. A later printing of the first paperback editon of this classic of modern Egyptian life. Author won Nobel Prize in Literature 1988. English-language translation of: Zuqaq al-Midaqq. Mahfu , Najib, 1911-2006. Arabic fiction -- Translations into English. Arabic fiction. Egypt. Cairo.
Synopsis
Midaq Alley is the English Translation of Zuqāq al-Midaq by Naguib Mahfouz, released in English in 1966. The story is about Midaq Alley, a teeming back street in Cairo which is a microcosm of the world. This work won its author the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
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- Title
- Midaq Alley; Naguib Mahfouz ; translated from the Arabic by Trevor Le Gassick
- Author
- Mahfouz. Naguib (Mahfuz, Najib)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine(-) to very good(++) with personal owner name in ink to half-tilte corner, minor sunning and wrapper crinkling (bindery
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First paperback ed., seventh printing
- ISBN 10
- 9774240588
- ISBN 13
- 9789774240584
- Publisher
- American University in Cairo Press
- Place of Publication
- Cairo, Egypt
- Date Published
- 1984
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