{"product_id":"i-found-myself-the-last-dreams-9780241774137","title":"I Found Myself...The Last Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR  WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HISHAM MATAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of both detailed realism and fabulous storytelling' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017705193815,"sku":"9780241774137","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241774137.jpg?v=1750774394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-found-myself-the-last-dreams-9780241774137","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}