The Cairo Trilogy
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The Cairo Trilogy is a renowned series of novels by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz that chronicles the lives of a Cairo family across generations, offering a rich portrait of Egyptian society in the early 20th century.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palace Walk | 0 |
| Palace of Desire | 0 |
| Sugar Street | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Naguib Mahfouz Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| author |
Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| follows | al-Jawad family ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Palace Walk
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Palace of Desire ⓘ Sugar Street ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Spanish ⓘ many other languages ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| languageStyle | realist prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arabic realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family relationships
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nationalism ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ social change ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of Cairo society
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multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Arabic
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Arabic ⓘ Arabic ⓘ Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Cairo Trilogy
self-linksurface differs
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The Cairo Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ The Cairo Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| portrays |
Egyptian middle-class life
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political upheaval in Egypt ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palace Walk
subject surface form:
Palace of Desire
subject surface form:
Sugar Street