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The Beginning and the End

By Naguib Mahfouz

By Naguib Mahfouz

By Naguib Mahfouz

By Naguib Mahfouz

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Sep 20, 1989 | ISBN 9780385264587

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    About The Beginning and the End

    First published in 1956, this is a powerful portrayal of a middle-class Egyptian family confronted by material, moral, and spiritual problems during World War II.

    About The Beginning and the End

    First published in 1956, this is a powerful portrayal of a middle-class Egyptian family confronted by material, moral, and spiritual problems during World War II.

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    About Naguib Mahfouz

    Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his… More about Naguib Mahfouz

    About Naguib Mahfouz

    Naguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his… More about Naguib Mahfouz

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 20, 1989 | 416 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780385264587

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Anchor
    Jun 15, 2016 | 416 Pages | ISBN 9780525431640

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    Nobel Prize WINNER 1988

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