Sugar Street
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Sugar Street is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that continues his Cairo Trilogy, depicting the evolving fortunes and political awakenings of a Cairene family across generations.
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| author |
Naguib Mahfouz
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| awardedAuthor |
Naguib Mahfouz
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| countryOfOrigin |
Egypt
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| depicts |
conflict between tradition and modernity
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leftist and nationalist movements → religious conservatism → rise of political ideologies in Egypt → |
| explores |
family dynamics
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ideological polarization → impact of politics on private life → |
| follows |
Palace of Desire
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| genre |
family saga
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historical novel → political fiction → |
| hasSequelRelation |
concludes the story arc begun in Palace Walk
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| hasTranslation |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Arabic realist literature
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| mainCharacter |
Abd al-Muniem
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Ahmad (grandson) → Kamal → al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad → |
| mainTheme |
generational change
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political awakening → social change in Egypt → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person narration
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| notableFor |
integration of personal and political narratives
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portrayal of a Cairene middle-class family across generations → |
| originalLanguage |
Arabic
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| originalTitle |
Sukkariyya
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| partOfSeries |
The Cairo Trilogy
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| precededBy |
Palace of Desire
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| publicationForm |
book
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| publisher |
Maktabat Misr
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| relatedAward |
Nobel Prize in Literature
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| relatedAwardYear |
1988
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| setIn |
Cairo
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| settingCountry |
Kingdom of Egypt
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| settingRegion |
Islamic Cairo
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| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s → interwar Egypt → |
| translatedBy |
Angele Botros Samaan
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M. M. Badawi → Olive E. Kenny → William Maynard Hutchins → |
Referenced by (5)
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Palace Walk
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Palace of Desire → |
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The Cairo Trilogy
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Palace of Desire
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hasSequel |
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Naguib Mahfouz
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