{"product_id":"palace-walk-cairo-trilogy-naguib-mahfouz-9780307947109","title":"Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy | Naguib Mahfouz","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #333; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2c3e50;\"\u003e🏛️ AN EPIC SAGA OF COLONIAL CAIRO\u003cbr\u003eStep inside the legendary household of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent literary masterwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eBook Overview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/em\u003e is the magnificent first volume in Naguib Mahfouz's celebrated Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that stands as his definitive masterpiece. The novels of the trilogy trace three generations of the family of tyrannical patriarch al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, who rules his household with an iron fist while living a secret life of self-indulgence beyond his front door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThe novel introduces readers to his gentle, oppressed wife, Amina, his cloistered daughters, Aisha and Khadija, and his three distinct sons—the tragic and idealistic Fahmy, the dissolute hedonist Yasin, and the soul-searching intellectual Kamal. The family’s domestic trials mirror those of their turbulent country during the years spanning the two world wars, capturing a society on the precipice of massive transformation as change comes to a culture that resisted it for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n  \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.5em; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/strong\u003e (1911–2006) was born in Cairo and began writing when he was seventeen years old. 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. 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Naguib Mahfouz achieved the absolute pinnacle of literary success by winning the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the very first Arabic-language writer to secure the honor. Palace Walk and the surrounding trilogy are universally cited by the Nobel Committee as his defining masterworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhat is the main narrative hook and setting driving the plot?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eSet in Cairo, Egypt, during the turbulent years of the First World War and the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, the plot centers on the household of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad. The narrative explores the deep friction within a middle-class Muslim family, matching their domestic conflicts against the broader, violent socio-political struggles of an occupied nation fighting for independence from British rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eHow is the central patriarch character, Al-Sayyid Ahmad, psychologically structured?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eThe book is celebrated for its complex, unvarnished portrait of the family patriarch. At home, Al-Sayyid Ahmad rules over his wife and children with tyrannical rigidity, strict religious dogmatism, and absolute authority. However, once he steps past his front door into the Cairo night, he transforms into a charismatic, pleasure-seeking socialite who frequents music halls, drinks alcohol with close companions, and pursues illicit romances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eWhat unique narrative device did Mahfouz use to explore shifting social dynamics?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eMahfouz uses the family home as a direct microcosm of a changing Egypt. While the pious mother, Amina, and her daughters live under total confinement—forbidden from even looking out the windows onto the street—the three sons represent different paths for the nation's future: ranging from commercial pursuits to zealous, high-stakes political activism in the revolutionary underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fcfcfc;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eIs this a self-contained story or the start of a larger series?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003eWhile the historical events of the 1919 revolution deliver a powerful, tragic climax, this book serves as the definitive launchpad for the legendary Cairo Trilogy. To complete the generations-spanning saga of this family, readers can continue with the consecutive sequels: Palace of Desire (Volume 2) and Sugar Street (Volume 3).\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n    \u003c!-- BUST-DOWN DISCLAIMER --\u003e\n    \u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #eaeaea; padding: 10px; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #f4f6f8; border-left: 3px solid #2c3e50;\"\u003e\n      \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #2c3e50; outline: none;\"\u003eCondition Notice: Pre-Owned \/ Second-Hand Product\u003c\/summary\u003e\n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll books, box sets, and multi-volume collections\u003c\/strong\u003e offered by Bust-Down Books are sold in pre-owned, used, and second-hand condition, unless explicitly designated as new in the individual product listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \n      \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Details \u0026amp; Grading:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrevious Ownership:\u003c\/strong\u003e These items have been previously owned, handled, and read. 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