Khan Al-Khalili

by Naguib Mahfouz

Book Overview

Khan al-Khalili, by Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, portrays the clash of old and new in an historic Cairo neighborhood as German bombs fall on the city. The time is 1942, World War II is at its height, and the Africa Campaign is raging along the northern coast of Egypt. Against this backdrop, Mahfouz's novel tells the story of the Akifs, a middle-class family that has taken refuge in Cairo's colorful and bustling Khan al-Khalili neighborhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307742571
• ISBN13: 9780307742575
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"