Impasse Des Deux Palais by Naguib Mahfouz
A vividly detailed portrait of a Cairo merchant household in the years after World War I, centered on a stern patriarch who enforces strict moral order at home while secretly living a double life. Through the experiences of his wife and three sons—each pulled toward different ambitions and destinies—the novel traces family tensions, generational conflict, and the slow stirrings of social and political change as nationalism and modernity encroach on traditional life. Intimate scenes of daily ritual and moral contradiction illuminate broader themes of power, desire, and the costs of personal and societal transformation.
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