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Miramar

by Najib Mahfuz

THE LITRARY WORK

A novel set in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1967; published in Arabic in 1967, in English in 1978.

SYNOPSIS

The lives of seven strangers, five men and two women, intersect at an Alexandrian pension called Miramar.

Events in History at the Time of the Novel

The Novel in Focus

For More Information

Born December 11, 1911, in the al-Gamaliyah neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Najib Mahfuz (also spelled Naguib Mahfouz) is the most renowned figure in Arabic literature today. He has gained this distinction not only because he is the only Arab writer to date to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature (1988) but also because his fiction evinces a profound understanding of human nature at large and of the Egyptian consciousness in particular. To read Mahfuz’s literature is to encounter Egypt and Egyptians in a deeply reflective way. Mahfuz is often described as the writer of Cairo’s middle class because his fiction deals with transformations that have affected it throughout the twentieth century. He is a novelist, short-story writer, and playwrigh

Arabic Movies

500 Dunam on the Moon

Ayn Hawd is a Palestinian village that was captured and depopulated by Israeli forces in the 1948 war. In 1953 Marcel Janco, a Romanian painter and a founder of the Dada movement, helped transform the village into a Jewish artists' colony, and renamed it Ein Hod. This documentary tells the story of the village's original inhabitants, who, after expulsion, settled only 1.5 kilometers away in the outlying hills. This new Ayn Hawd cannot be found on official maps, as Israeli law doesn't recognize it, and its residents, deemed 'present absentees' by the authorities, do not receive basic services such as water, electricity or an access road.

Adrift on the Nile

In 'Adrift on the Nile' we meet a group of hedonistic middle-aged friends who gather each night on a luxurious houseboat for dancing, love-making and smoking hashish. When a young news reporter visits the houseboat to write a story on the group, she is outraged to learn the tragic depths of their social alienation. Based on the novel by the Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, this 1

Palace Walk ~ Naguib Mahfouz ~ 9/98 ~ Book Club Online

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July 31, 1998 - 04:33 am




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We are currently corresponding with Professor Roger Allen, of the University of Pennsylvania, a friend of Naguib Mahfouz, and an expert in his writings, and have placed his most recent comments here:

Translation Issues in Palace Walk



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Questions for Discussion: Wrap Up


Well, what do you think? We're at the end of our two month odyssey through the culture and literature of Egypt. What's your verdict?

-- We're keeping a running tally of the elements we've identified so far in the book. What other elements struck you when you read it? Which element is, to you, the most important in the story?

  • historical background
  • cultural influences
  • religious dictates
  • character
  • irony, style: language
  • other literary references
  • voice
  • plot

    Supplementary Reading:



    The Koran

    What the Title Means

    Religious Background of Palace Walk

    Arabic Dictionary .

    Mahfouz a

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