Overview
Region
North Africa
Egypt
Era
Post-colonial
Language
Arabic
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
The concluding volume spans the 1930s-40s, tracing the al-Jawad grandchildren as they embrace socialism, the Muslim Brotherhood, and sensual pleasure, mapping Egypt's fractured political soul on the eve of revolution.
Literary Significance
Completes one of world literature's great family sagas; Mahfouz called it the hardest to write