Naguib Mahfouz died five years ago, Nobel Prize laureate (1988) is the most famous Egyptian writer, still remembered the noise which caused standing in defense of Salman Rushdie and his Satanic Verses .
in Poland so far spent two of his greatest works, the Cairo trilogy, Tales of old Cairo and Kamal , which introduced the traditional family life of Cairo. Besides Thief and the Dogs whether talks on the Nile. Polish readers probably associate with Mahfouz books Hamid Midakk the alley, the story of a girl from Cairo, which has no regard for conventions wants to fight for their happiness. In early April we received from the World Book Publishing and the possibility of flooding in the next book, an Egyptian writer House of Ashura.
This is another masterpiece of the Egyptian Nobel Prize winner tells the story of the house of An-Hope, initiated by Ashura An-Hope. This family saga full of passion, with each of the stages quickly sweep through the lives of many generations.
book starts from the date when the old Afra on the way to the mosque is abandoned infant. Risking the sin of the bundle back home. The boy, small Ashur is received with joy by a childless old couple who educates him in the right-hand man. After years of gaining the trust of residents of Ashur's district is its master. And in such posts and moving process begins multigenerational family history of Ashura.
Assur Although of unknown origin, in which most people do not believe is the ideal you, cares about ordinary, poor people. Equitably managed, he is still working hard. Unfortunately, each generation of Ashura away from his vision of a good world, breaking its internal code. His successors - the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren - wikłają in shady deals, betrayals, succumbing to the temptations of wealth. By linking up with the wrong women hurt his first wife and disappointed children. The family is slowly losing confidence and leadership. Ideals of Ashura are misappropriated. But whether for good?
Sure I could about this colorful novel, write a lot more, but a long time I wondered whether to deprive the reader the pleasure of reading it. I took the book itself in hand, without any knowledge of the text. I could only, after lekturach Mahfouz books expect a real feast for the senses and eyes. Because of a stir the imagination when reading books is not difficult Nobel laureate.
I think ... I am convinced that this is one of those books to which they return. Painted the novel, which images you want to watch without end. For those who Naguib Mahfouz had not yet read the word definitely confirm that it vivid parable of Evil and good, combining prose with poetic charm of adventure tales East.
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