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   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  Thebeautifulsea | Aug 4, 2022 |   I was alerted to a good book sale Friday evening by the server at my favorite artisan pizzeria and awoke yesterday to record Manchester United before venturing out. I bought 25 books and my aching biceps are testament to my delight. Amongst this haul was Ahdaf Souef's Cairo -- her account of Tahrir Square and its promise and collapse. I am eager to read that but thought I would broach other Egyptian texts beforehand. Voices contains a number of historical fiction pieces Mahfouz wrote in the 1930s and 40s which had been unavailable to Anglophones until the last 20 years with their translation to English. Each reveals the timeless traits which befall humanity. Each is relatively brief but rich in detail. I admit I know very little about ancient Egypt and I would like to remedy that. My deficit didn't appear to hamper my enjoyment. (  ) jonfaith | Feb 22, 2019 | no reviews | add a review
Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz reaches back millennia to his homeland's majestic past in this enchanting collection of early tales that brings the world of ancient Egypt face to face with our own times. From the Predynastic Period, where a cabal of entrenched rulers banish virtue in jealous defense of their status, to the Fifth Dynasty, where a Pharaoh returns from an extended leave to find that only his dog has remained loyal, to the twentieth century, where a mummy from the Eighteenth Dynasty awakens in fury to reproach a modern Egyptian nobleman for his arrogance, these five stories conduct timeless truths over the course of thousands of years. Summoning the power and mystery of a legendary civilization, they examplify the artistry that has made Mahfouz among the most revered writers in world literature. Translated by Raymond Stock No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)892.736Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan) Arabic fiction 1945–2000LC ClassificationRatingAverage: (3.83)
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that stirred defiant revolt in their souls, around which disputation and mutual hostility grew ever stronger".
Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales by Naguib Mahfouz
This is a collection of short stories on Ancient Egypt.
Given that I love reading about Ancient Egypt, I thought this might be a good pick and it was.
It is four short stories with all of them dealing with pretty heavy subjects, death being just one. I enjoyed all the stories. I knew very little about this author..next to nothing frankly..before I read them. But he appears to be very much loved so I will have to read more by him.
I can't say which story I enjoyed most. I quite liked all of them and all made an impression on me. And they all take place in Egypt.They absolutely did not want for atmosphere.
Any fan of Ancient Egypt should add this to their collection. It is a short book and each of the stories are relatively short so this can be read in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book. (