The coffeehouse : a novel
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Contributors
Stock, Raymond T. translator.
Published
Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2020.
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Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Mahfouz, Naguib | On Shelf |
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Published
Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
118 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published in Arabic in 1988 as Qushtumur.
Description
On a school playground in the stylish Cairo suburb of Abbasiya, five young boys become friends for life, making a nearby café, Qushtumur, their favorite gathering spot forever. One is the narrator, who, looking back in his old age on their seven decades together, makes the other four the heroes of his tale, a Proustian, and classically Mahfouzian, quest in search of lost time and the memory of a much-changed place.In a seamless stream of personal triumphs and tragedies, their lives play out against the backdrop of two world wars, the 1952 Free Officers coup, the defeat of 1967 and the redemption of 1973, the assassination of a president, and the simmering uncertainties of the transitional 1980s. But as their nation grows and their neighborhood turns from the green, villa-studded paradise of their youth to a dense urban desert of looming towers, they still find refuge in the one enduring landmark in their ever-fading world: the humble coffeehouse called Qushtumur.
Language
Translation from the Arabic of: Qushtumur.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mahfouz, N., & Stock, R. T. (2020). The coffeehouse: a novel . The American University in Cairo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mahfouz, Najīb, 1911-2006 and Raymond T. Stock. 2020. The Coffeehouse: A Novel. The American University in Cairo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mahfouz, Najīb, 1911-2006 and Raymond T. Stock. The Coffeehouse: A Novel The American University in Cairo Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mahfouz, Najīb, and Raymond T Stock. The Coffeehouse: A Novel The American University in Cairo Press, 2020.
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