The Harafish by Naguib Mahfouz

Title: The Harafish
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Read By: Fred Major
Copyright: 1993
Audiobook Copyright: 2008
Genre: Fiction

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Book Description
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Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988, Naguib Mahfouz is
perhaps the best-known living Arab writer. His books have had great
success in this country, particularly The Cairo Trilogy. Fans of the
famed trilogy will be delighted with The Harafish, an epic novel that
chronicles the dramatic history of the al-Nagi family -- a family that
moves, over many generations, from the height of power and glory to
the depths of decadence and decay. The Harafish begins with the tale
of Ashur al-Nagi, a man who grows from humble beginnings to become
a great leader, a legend among his people. Generation after generation,
however, Ashur's descendants grow further from his legendary example.
They lose touch with their origins as they amass and then squander
large fortunes, marry prostitutes when they marry at all, and develop
rivalries that end in death. The community's upper class keeps a watchful
eye on the descendants of al-Nagi for fear of losing their privileges,
but they find no threat of another such as Ashur. Not, that is, until
the al-Nagi who, like his noble ancestor, finds his power once again
from among The Harafish, or the common people. Through the strength
of their numbers and their passion, the glory of the name of al-Nagi
is restored. "Of all [Mahfouz's] experiments in recent decades, this
is the one which owes least to western inspiration and is probably
the most successful. The Harafish, fluently translated by Catherine
Cobham, makes accessible and engrossing reading." -- The Washington
Post Book World.