{"product_id":"respected-sir-wedding-song-the-search-paperback-by-naguib-mahfouz","title":"Respected Sir, Wedding Song, The Search Paperback by Naguib Mahfouz","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2001-12-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e464\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385498364\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e412.01\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.21 x 2.41\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eA new volume of three novels–previously published separately by Anchor–by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Together with \u003cb\u003eThe Beggar, The Thief and The Dogs, and Autumn Quail\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(published by Anchor in December 2000), these novels represent a comprehensive collection of Mahfouz’s artful meditations on post-revolution Egypt.  Diverse in style and narrative technique, they render a nuanced and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRespected Sir\u003c\/b\u003e, “a latter-day \u003cb\u003eBleak House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Arabic” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), revisits a familiar theme–vaulting ambition–in a powerful and religious metaphor. \u003cb\u003eWedding Song\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e “one of Mahfouz’s most enjoyable works” (\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), is a psychological drama, focusing on how four very different kinds of minds apprehend and reckon with the realities that surround them. \u003ci\u003eThe Search\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, lurid, and compelling story of lust, greed, and murder.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003ePalace of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and \u003ci\u003eSugar Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553020432545,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385498364","price":29.44,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385498364.jpg?v=1781723058","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/respected-sir-wedding-song-the-search-paperback-by-naguib-mahfouz","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}