Overview
Region
North Africa
Egypt
Era
Contemporary
Language
Arabic
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Continuing the story where Scheherazade left off, Mahfouz sets new tales in a timeless Cairo, where djinn, sultans, and ordinary people live together. A meditation on justice, power, and the divine.
Literary Significance
One of Mahfouz's most imaginative late works; a reimagining of the foundational text of Arabic storytelling