Palace of Desire

by Naguib Mahfouz | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
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Journal Entry 1 by wingTribefanwing from Raleigh, North Carolina USA on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Received through appaloosatb Project Emancipate Tomes (PET) project. I cannot stand the thought of books being thrown out so I do what I can with appaloosatb's help to save as many books as I can!

From Library Journal
Al-Sayyid Ahmad is mellowing as he leaves middle age. As this second novel of "The Cairo Trilogy" opens, he is ending his self-imposed abstention from liquor and women, begun five years earlier upon the death of his son, Fahmy. With shouts of joy, his friends welcome him back to their nightly revels, and al-Sayyid Ahmad promtly begins a new love affair. Meanwhile, his children are struggling with life beyond their father's domination. Yasin is twice divorced and incapable of resisting any woman. The two married daughters are split by an open feud. And Kamal, the intellectual center of this novel, enters college, where he suffers the three furies of religion, science, and romance. Through all these avenues, Mahfouz pursues his fascinating examination of Cairo's Islamic culture as it opens to modern influences. This novel continues the outstanding quality of this trilogy, leaving readers anxious for the final volume.

Journal Entry 2 by wingTribefanwing at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, July 14, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (7/14/2006 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 3 by cougmax from Seattle, Washington USA on Friday, September 1, 2006
pulled out of tribefan odds and ends bookbox.
The box was stuffed full and I could not get this large book to fit back in, so it had to stay with me! lol!

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