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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
novel
novel
novel series
associatedWith Naguib Mahfouz Nobel Prize in Literature
author Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
centralCharacter al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad
countryOfOrigin Egypt
follows al-Jawad family
genre family saga
historical fiction
hasPart Palace Walk
Palace of Desire
Sugar Street
hasTranslation English
French
German
Spanish
many other languages
influenced modern Arabic literature
languageStyle realist prose
literaryMovement Arabic realism
mainTheme family relationships
nationalism
patriarchy
social change
tradition versus modernity
medium print
notableFor detailed depiction of Cairo society
multi-generational narrative
numberOfWorks 3
originalLanguage Arabic
Arabic
Arabic
Arabic
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portrays Egyptian middle-class life
political upheaval in Egypt
publicationCentury 20th century
settingCountry Egypt
settingLocation Cairo
timePeriod early 20th century
interwar period

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Palace Walk partOfSeries The Cairo Trilogy
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