CITY · EGYPTBooks set in Cairo
30.044, 31.236
9 books · 6 authors · 1947–2013
9 books here
Most-set authors
Naguib Mahfouz (3) · Alaa Al Aswany (2) · Khaled Al Khamissi (1) · Ahdaf Soueif (1) · Gamal al-Ghitani (1) · Nawal El Saadawi (1)
Genres
literary fiction (3) · romance (1)
Books set here
Set in Cairo (9)
Taxi
Khaled Al Khamissi
taxi drivers traverse Cairo
The Automobile Club of Egypt
Alaa Al Aswany
1940s Automobile Club Cairo
The Map of Love
Ahdaf Soueif
turn-of-century Cairo romance and politics
Zayni Barakat
Gamal al-Ghitani
Mamluk Cairo surveillance state
The Cairo Trilogy
Naguib Mahfouz
family home streets
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
al-Jawad family home street
Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
alley in Islamic Cairo
Woman at Point Zero
Nawal El Saadawi
prison cell awaiting execution
The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
titular downtown Cairo building
Nearby books
Adrift on the Nile
Naguib Mahfouz
0 km · Nile River, Cairo
The Yacoubian Building
Alaa Al Aswany
0 km · Yacoubian Building, Talaat Harb Street, Cairo
Palace Walk
Naguib Mahfouz
3 km · Khan el-Khalili
Midaq Alley
Naguib Mahfouz
3 km · Khan el-Khalili, Gamaliyya
The Cairo Trilogy
Naguib Mahfouz
3 km · Al-Gamaliya, Cairo
Woman at Point Zero
Nawal El Saadawi
20 km · Qanatir Prison, Egypt
Exodus
28 km · Ancient Egypt