Naguib Mahfouz

[James Kyllo]

Palace Walk indeed.  You don't need to know anything of Islam, but may
learn a little in the reading.  And may be tempted on into the rest of
the trilogy.


On 8/31/06, Ande <andekgrahn at olympus.net> wrote:
> Palace Walk--no prophets needed--it is an old fashioned story, that will
> take you into the streets of old Cairo--but not the Cairo of V., but
> close--it is very sweet.
>
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> kelber at mindspring.com wrote:
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> >Can anyone recommend one of his books (preferably one that doesn't require knowledge of the Prophets of Islam)?
> >
> >Laura
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >>From: bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
> >>Sent: Aug 30, 2006 8:13 PM
> >>To: Pynchon-L <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> >>Subject: Naguib Mahfouz
> >>
> >>Naguib Mahfouz, who became the first Arab writer to win the Nobel
> >>Prize in Literature for his novels depicting modern Egyptian life in
> >>his beloved, millennium-old corner of Islamic Cairo, died Wednesday,
> >>his doctor said. He was 94.
> >>
> >>http://apnews.myway.com//article/20060830/D8JQP0S80.html
> >>(good article)
> >>
> >>Bekah
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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