Mahfouz Trilogy Three Novels of Ancient Egypt - Naguib Mahfouz

Everymans Library - <p>The books' titles are taken from actual streets in Cairo, the city of Mahfouz's childhood and youth. The trilogy follows the life of the Cairene patriarch al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad and his family across three generations, from World War I to the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952.</p>