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Palace of Desire

by Naguib Mahfouz

1957 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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Continuing the story of al-Sayyid Ahmad and his family, this is a fascinating look at Egypt in the 1920s. Increased personal freedoms mix tenuously with traditions of family control, as two of Ahmad's sons court alluring women.

Set in

  • ★
    Cairo · Egypt
    Al-Jamaliyya district
    ★ primary

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