{"product_id":"essays-of-the-early-mubarak-naguib-mahfouz-9781914983436","title":"Essays of the Early Mubarak Years: The Non-Fiction of Naguib Mahfouz: Volume III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of Naguib Mahfouz's newspaper articles, revealing political beliefs that are often opaque in his fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long Egyptian struggle toward independence and freedom haunts Mahfouz's literary canon. While the author's own politics are usually cloaked in fiction, these brief essays clarify his unwavering belief in democracy, civilisation, tolerance, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese articles were published in al-Ahram newspaper in the tumultuous wake of Sadat's assassination, as Mubarak's early presidency survived an uprising in 1984, and then a mutiny in 1986. As such, they not only testify to Mahfouz's developing convictions but to the daily life and convulsions of the nation in which they formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six years covered in the book were the last in which Mahfouz was active as a force in modern literature. While writing these essays, Mahfouz published, among other works, \u003ci\u003eThe Journey of Ibn Fattouma\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Leader Was Killed, \u003c\/i\u003e finally bringing his work as a novelist to a close in 1988 with his last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Coffee House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssays of the Early Mubarak Era\u003c\/i\u003e is the third of four volumes in which Mahfouz's non-fiction work is translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naguib Mahfouz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914983432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914983436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gingko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.31w x 1.71d","brand":"Naguib Mahfouz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874617078015,"sku":"9781914983436","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essays-of-the-early-mubarak-naguib-mahfouz-9781914983436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}