6/28/2023 0 Comments Palace walk by naguib mahfouz![]() ![]() They are joined by their sons Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal, and their daughters Khadijah and Aisha. ![]() His wife, Amina, prides herself on being the perfect obedient Muslim wife and rarely ever leaves the house, which is a rule ofal-Sayyid Ahmad’s. He believes that his family should obey and honor him, and that he is both infallible and unquestionable as head of the household. Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd el-Gawadis the head of the el-Gawad household. The novel presents this change through the day-to-day life of the Muslim el-Gawad family. It touches on the political climate of the time, as Egypt transitioned from British occupation to nationalism. Palace Walk takes place in Cairo during World War I and directly after. The novel was not translated into English until 1990. Palace Walk is a 1956 novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. ![]()
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