Cover of Autumn Quail

Autumn Quail

by Naguib Mahfouz

1962 · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary

Sense of Place

5/5

Set in

★
Cairo · Egypt
Primary setting; corrupt bureaucrat falls from grace in post-1952 revolution Cairo
★ primary
Alexandria · Egypt
Isa visits Alexandria after his political downfall; title refers to this trip

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