Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz
"Sugar Street" is the final novel in a trilogy set in Cairo, Egypt, from the 1919 Egyptian Revolution through the end of World War II. It follows the lives of the al-Jawad family, focusing on the younger generation's political activism and romantic entanglements against the backdrop of a changing society. The book explores themes of modernization, colonialism, and the clash between tradition and progress.
The 6925th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1957
- Nationality
- Egyptian
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- Unknown
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Arabic
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- 64th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)