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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. My arrogance has been tested this weekend and my reading has been restless. I spent a hundred pages each on a couple of books before tossing them aside. I still feel whole. I was alerted to a good book sale Friday evening by the server at my favorite artisan pizzeria and awoke yesterday to record Manchester United before venturing out. I bought 25 books and my aching biceps are testament to my delight. Amongst this haul was Ahdaf Souef's Cairo -- her account of Tahrir Square and its promise and collapse. I am eager to read that but thought I would broach other Egyptian texts beforehand. Voices contains a number of historical fiction pieces Mahfouz wrote in the 1930s and 40s which had been unavailable to Anglophones until the last 20 years with their translation to English. Each reveals the timeless traits which befall humanity. Each is relatively brief but rich in detail. I admit I know very little about ancient Egypt and I would like to remedy that. My deficit didn't appear to hamper my enjoyment. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Perteneciente a la primera etapa literaria del premio Nobel de Literatura Naguib Mahfuz, esta obra maestra del gran narrador egipcio, en la que no faltan las bellas descripciones del Nilo o las escenas cotidianas de El Cairo, está inspirada en el fascinante mundo del Egipto de los faraones. Su hilo conductor es la condición humana: los valores de la justicia, el orden, la confianza, la lealtad, enfrentados en permanente lucha con la hipocresía, la mentira, la envidia, los celos o la traición. Una sensual bailarina es invitada por el guardián del orden público para que traiga el enfrentamiento y la discordia a los pacíficos habitantes de la región de Janum; un sabio y popular faraón llamado Userkaf se ve traicionado por su propio hijo y por sus más fieles amigos como consecuencia de la codicia que impera en sus corazones, no quedándole más que la fiel compañía de su perro; el espíritu de un joven soldado muerto cuenta desde el más allá los postreros momentos de su vida y narra acontecimientos del futuro. Estas son algunas de las historias, repletas de simbolismo y significado a través de las cuales el autor muestra el poder y misterio de una civilización legendaria en la que podemos reconocernos. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)892.736Literature Literature of other languages Middle Eastern languages Arabic (Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan) Arabic fiction 1945–2000Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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that stirred defiant revolt in their souls, around which disputation and mutual hostility grew ever stronger".
Voices from the Other World: Ancient Egyptian Tales by Naguib Mahfouz
This is a collection of short stories on Ancient Egypt.
Given that I love reading about Ancient Egypt, I thought this might be a good pick and it was.
It is four short stories with all of them dealing with pretty heavy subjects, death being just one. I enjoyed all the stories. I knew very little about this author..next to nothing frankly..before I read them. But he appears to be very much loved so I will have to read more by him.
I can't say which story I enjoyed most. I quite liked all of them and all made an impression on me. And they all take place in Egypt.They absolutely did not want for atmosphere.
Any fan of Ancient Egypt should add this to their collection. It is a short book and each of the stories are relatively short so this can be read in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole book. ( )