Mahfouz Trilogy Three Novels of Ancient Egypt

The books' titles are taken from actual streets in Cairo, the city of Mahfouz's childhood and youth. The trilogy follows the life of the Cairene patriarch al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad and his family across three generations, from World War I to the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952.

Titlurile cartilor sunt preluate de pe strazile reale din Cairo, orasul copilariei si tineretii lui Mahfouz. Trilogia urmareste viata patriarhului cairenez al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad si a familiei sale de-a lungul a trei generatii, de la Primul Razboi Mondial pana la rasturnarea regelui Farouk in 1952.