Qasr al-Shawq
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Qasr al-Shawq is a novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, forming the second part of his acclaimed Cairo Trilogy that chronicles the lives of a Cairene family in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Naguib Mahfouz receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
emergence of Egyptian nationalism
ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ social change in Egypt ⓘ urban middle-class life in Cairo ⓘ |
| explores |
changing gender roles in Egyptian society
ⓘ
impact of political events on private life ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aisha Abd al-Jawad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamal Abd al-Jawad NERFINISHED ⓘ Khadija Abd al-Jawad NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasin Abd al-Jawad NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Al-Sukkariyya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Bayn al-Qasrayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasArabicTitle | قصر الشوق NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralFamily | Abd al-Jawad family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Egyptian society under British influence ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Palace of Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTransliteration | Qasr al-Shawq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNobelLaureateAuthor | true ⓘ |
| hasSettingRegion | Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arabic realist novel ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lives of a Cairene family ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableIn | modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf | The Cairo Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Cairo Trilogy second volume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
al-Gamaliya district of Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War I Egypt ⓘ |
| settingType | urban setting ⓘ |
| theme |
love and disillusionment
ⓘ
patriarchy and family authority ⓘ political awakening ⓘ religion and secularism ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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