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This is a 4 page paper discussing the novels “Palace Walk” and “Midaq Alley” by Naguib Mahfouz. Cairo-born writer Naguib Mahfouz has written almost forty novels and in 1988 became the first Arab writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and since the awarding of the prize, several of his works have been republished in new editions to enjoy worldwide exposure. Some of his early works however still remain his most popular including “Midaq Alley” (1947, 1991) and “Palace Walk” (1956, 1990), Book I of the Cairo Trilogy. “Palace Walk” and “Midaq Alley” tell of two different time periods and use different perspectives to approach the issues of cultural, religious, political and marital life. “Palace Walk” focuses on one family after the First World War and how the traditional religious aspects of married life based on patriarchy govern the family and how the younger generations are changing in their attitudes. These are aggravated by the differences in opinion of the current political controversies about the British presence in Egypt. “Midaq Alley” on the other hand, takes place during the Second World War and tells of how individuals handle living within the impoverished alley and through marital, religious, or political means try to either tolerate their life there or try to get out.
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of the prize, several of his works have been republished in new editions to enjoy worldwide exposure. Some of his early works however still remain his most popular including "Midaq
Alley" (1947, 1991) and "Palace Walk" (1956, 1990), Book I of the Cairo Trilogy. "Palace Walk" and "Midaq Alley" tell of two different time periods and use different perspectives to
approach the issues of cultural, religious, political and marital life. "Palace Walk" focuses on one family after the First World War and how the traditional religious aspects of married life
based on patriarchy govern the family and how the younger generations are changing in their attitudes. These are aggravated by the differences in opinion of the current political controversies about
the British presence in Egypt. "Midaq Alley" on the other hand, takes place during the Second World War and tells of how individuals handle living within the impoverished alley and
through marital, religious, or political means try to either tolerate their life there or try to get out. "Palace Walk" takes place in Cairo just after World War I and
focuses on the details of one family, the Abd al-Jawads, and reflects the climate and cultural aspects of that region during the time. Cairo at the time was still very
instilled in historical and religious traditions, there were no such things as social reform, and male dominance was "unquestioned" (Mahfouz; Morrissey 51). In fact, most women throughout the novel are
not allowed to be seen in public. An interesting storyline depicting marriage traditions was the fact that after a young policeman had managed to see one of the daughters through
a window, proposes marriage and her father, Ahmad, does not understand this request and states "How can this officer ask for the hand of Aisha despite the fact that no
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