The Story of the Banned Book: Naguib Mahfouz's Children of the Alley

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Book Overview

The topic of "banned books" is universally appealingThe accessible style and controversial subject matter give the story wide appeal, not just to Mahfouz enthusiastsPublished 30 years before The Satanic Verses, the drama of the publication of Children of the Alley leading to an assassination attempt on Mahfouz (1994), continues to be relevantChildren of the Alley has sold 12K copies on Bookscan
The book won awards when published in Arabic for its narrative, investigative journalism: The Sawiris Prize for Literary Criticism and was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book AwardWell respected and award winning translator adds to the readabilityWill appeal to students and scholars of Arabic literature and secularism/Islamism

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649030851
• ISBN13: 9781649030856
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"