Husniya

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Husniya is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Zuqāq al-Midaqq" ("Midaq Alley"), representing the lives and struggles of residents in a crowded Cairo alley during the 1940s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Midaq Alley NERFINISHED
Zuqāq al-Midaqq NERFINISHED
appearsInAuthorWork Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED
associatedTheme community life in a neighborhood alley
everyday life in mid-20th-century Cairo
social struggle
urban poverty
countryOfFictionalResidence Egypt NERFINISHED
createdBy Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED
fictionalCity Cairo NERFINISHED
fictionalResidence Midaq Alley NERFINISHED
fictionalTimePeriod 1940s
fictionalUniverse Midaq Alley universe NERFINISHED
genreOfWork social realist novel
languageOfWork Arabic NERFINISHED
medium novel
narrativeFunction represents lives and struggles of residents of a crowded Cairo alley
roleInWork supporting character
settingOfCharacterArc crowded alley in Cairo
workOriginalTitle Zuqāq al-Midaqq NERFINISHED
workPublicationCentury 20th century
workTranslatedTitle Midaq Alley NERFINISHED

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