Palace of Desire (Arabic: قصر الشوق, romanized: Qaṣr ash-Shūq) is a novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, and the second installment of Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy.[1] It was originally published in Arabic in 1957.[citation needed]
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Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
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Original title | قصر الشوق |
Translator | William M. Hutchins, Olive E. Kenny, Lorne Kenny |
Language | Modern Standard Arabic |
Series | Cairo Trilogy |
Genre | Novel, family saga, historical fiction |
Set in | Cairo, 1924–27 |
Publisher | Maktabat Misr |
Publication date | 1957 |
Publication place | Egypt |
Published in English | 1991 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
OCLC | 732293340 |
892.736 | |
LC Class | PJ7846.A46 Q313 |
Preceded by | Palace Walk |
Followed by | Sugar Street |
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References
edit- ^ Parini, Jay (12 December 2011). "Naguib Mahfouz: A centenary tribute". The Guardian.