Palace of Desire

The Cairo Trilogy #2

by Naguib Mahfouz, William Maynard Hutchins (Translator), Lorne M. Kenny (Translator)

The second volume of the highly acclaimed Cairo Trilogy from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Filled with compelling drama, earthy humor, and remarkable insight, Palace Of Desire is the unforgettable story of the violent clash between ideals and realities, dreams and desires.

Genres: Fiction, Egypt, Historical Fiction, Novels, Classics, Literature, Africa

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic author profile: نجيب محفوظ) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He published over 50 novels, over 350 short stories, dozens of movie scripts, and five plays over a 70-year career. Many of his works have been made into Egyptian and foreign films.