{"product_id":"the-mirage-naguib-mahfouz-9780307742582","title":"The Mirage","description":"A stunning example of Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's psychological portraiture, \u003ci\u003eThe Mirage \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of an intense young man who has been so dominated by his mother that her death sets him dangerously adrift in a world he cannot manage alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKamil Ru'ba is a tortured soul who hopes that writing the story of his life will help him gain control of it. Raised by a mother who fled her abusive husband and became overbearingly possessive and protective toward her young son, he has long been isolated emotionally and physically. Now in his twenties, Kamil seeks to escape her posthumous grasp. Finding and successfully courting the woman of his dreams seems to promise salvation, until his ignorance of mature love and his fear and jealousy lead to tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naguib Mahfouz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030774258X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307742582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.19w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2012 pg. 24","brand":"Naguib Mahfouz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919637442815,"sku":"9780307742582","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a21291cd-9104-466a-9961-9b66264c5ff3.jpg?v=1710359059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mirage-naguib-mahfouz-9780307742582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}