THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER BY THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR.A masterpiece The TimesThe Arab Tolstoy Simon Sebag MontefioreShamelessly entertaining GuardianLuminous New York TimesA sweeping and evocative portrait of both a family and a country struggling to move toward independence in a society that has resisted change for centuries. Set against the backdrop of Britains occupation of Egypt immediately after World War I, Palace Walk introduces us to the Al Jawad family.Ahmad, a middleclass shopkeeper runs his household strictly according to the Quran while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. A tyrant at home, Ahmad forces his gentle, oppressed wife and two daughters to live cloistered lives behind the houses latticed windows, while his three very different sons live in fear of his harsh will.The first book of the classic Cairo Trilogy, the greatest and best loved work by the 20th centurys most important Arab novelist.

Binding: Paperback;512 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: FA; Weight: 474 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 33

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