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I Found Myself... The Last Dreams
Mahfouz MaguibFROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR ? WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HISHAM MATARAfter an assassination attempt in his twilight years, Naguib Mahfouz became a recluse, going out rarely and receiving visitors in his hotel. Cautious and in ill-health, he could only roam the city freely in his dreams. Čítať ďalej ↓
In this mix of vivid vignettes linked together by the author's precisely rendered nightly wanderings through Cairo, figures from Mahfouz's personal life blend with his anxieties about Egypt's political past and future.
Each dream is layered with philosophical musings, hopes and desperations, fidelities and disappointments. Over the course of the book they build to a lush and complex picture of Mahfouz' subconscious. A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling? GUARDIAN
Each dream is layered with philosophical musings, hopes and desperations, fidelities and disappointments. Over the course of the book they build to a lush and complex picture of Mahfouz' subconscious. A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling? GUARDIAN
