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FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HISHAM MATAR

After an assassination attempt and in waning health, Naguib Mahfouz became more cautious in his twilight years. At the same time, in nightly dreams, his imagination began to roam his beloved city, Cairo, with a rare freedom.

In this collection of vivid vignettes linked together by the author's precisely rendered nocturnal wanderings through Cairo, figures from Mahfouz's personal life blend with his anxieties about Egypt's political past and future.

Each dream is layered with philosophical and spiritual musings, hopes and disappointments. Over the course of the book, they build to a rich and complex picture of Mahfouz's subconscious.

A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling' GUARDIAN

I Found Myself...The Last Dreams

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/29/2025
      ISBN13: 9780241774137, 978-0241774137
      ISBN10: 0241774136
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HISHAM MATAR

      After an assassination attempt and in waning health, Naguib Mahfouz became more cautious in his twilight years. At the same time, in nightly dreams, his imagination began to roam his beloved city, Cairo, with a rare freedom.

      In this collection of vivid vignettes linked together by the author's precisely rendered nocturnal wanderings through Cairo, figures from Mahfouz's personal life blend with his anxieties about Egypt's political past and future.

      Each dream is layered with philosophical and spiritual musings, hopes and disappointments. Over the course of the book, they build to a rich and complex picture of Mahfouz's subconscious.

      A master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling' GUARDIAN

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