In the following mixed review, Davis argues that The Harafish's distinctly Middle Eastern qualities may make it difficult for Western readers to understand.
The Harafish is a translation of ...
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In the following review, King offers a mixed assessment of The Harafish.
The finest achievement of Naguib Mahfouz is his Cairo trilogy, written in the late Forties and early Fifties and in my view ...
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In the following negative review, Allen criticizes Mahfouz's prose style in The Harafish.
Egypt's Naguib Mahfouz, the preeminent Arabic language novelist of his time, was born in Cair...
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In the following review, Chaudhuri explores the parallels between Palace Walk and The Harafish.
Naguib Mahfouz made his name with his trilogy of Cairo life—Palace Walk, Palace of Desire and ...
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In the following positive review of The Harafish, Coetzee explores Mahfouz's use of Arabic and Western literary techniques, calling him “a great middleman” between the two traditi...
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In the following positive review, Allen praises the English translation of The Harafish.
The Harafish is an English translation of Malhamat al-Harāfish (literally “The Epic of the Har...
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Critical Review by Dick Davis
