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Children of the Alley by Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006;Theroux, Peter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Children of the Alley about?

Naguib Mahfouz guides us on a journey through the history of the tumultuous alley belonging to a delightful - and sometimes diabolical - Egyptian family: the descendants of a man named Gabalawi. We accompany them in their struggles to right their wrongs, to eke out a better existence for themselves and their cohorts - and we discover a second, hidden, and daring narrative: the spiritual history of humankind. From the supreme feudal lord who disowns one son for cruel pride and puts another to the test, to the savior of a succeeding generation who frees his people from bondage, we find the men and women of a modern Cairo neighborhood unwittingly reenacting the lives of their holy ancestors: the "children of the alley."

Who reads Children of the Alley?

Author

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006;Theroux, Peter

Publisher

Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385264730

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.1 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13