Thebes at War
1944 book by Nagieb Mahfoez
Thebes at War (Kefah Teba; Arabic: كفاح طيبة) is an early novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz.[1] It was originally published in Arabic in 1944. An English translation by Humphrey Davies appeared in 2003. The novel is one of several that Mahfouz wrote at the beginning of his career, with Pharaonic Egypt as their setting. Others in this series of novels include Khufu's Wisdom (1939) and Rhadopis of Nubia (1943). All have been translated into English and appeared in one volume under the title Three Novels of Ancient Egypt (Everyman's Library, 2007).
References
- ^ Author page at Complete Reviews
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Works by Naguib Mahfouz
- Palace Walk (1956)
- Palace of Desire (1957)
- Sugar Street (1957)
- Khufu's Wisdom (1939)
- Rhadopis of Nubia (1943)
- Thebes at War (1944)
- Midaq Alley (1947)
- The Mirage (1948)
- The Beginning and the End (1949)
- Children of Gebelawi (1959)
- The Thief and the Dogs (1961)
- Autumn Quail (1962)
- The Search (1964)
- The Beggar (1965)
- Adrift on the Nile (1966)
- Miramar (1967)
- Mirrors (1972)
- Love in the Rain (1973)
- Karnak Café (1974)
- The Harafish (1977)
- Wedding Song (1981)
- Arabian Nights and Days (1982)
- The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (1983)
- The Day the Leader Was Killed (1983)
- Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth (1985)
- The Coffeehouse (1988)
- "Zaabalawi" (1961)
- "Qismati and Nasibi" (1982)
- Whisper of Madness (1947)
- God's World (1962)
- A Story Without a Beginning or an Ending (1971)
- The Crime (1973)
- Stories from Our Neighbourhood (1975)
- The Adventures of Antar and Abla (1948)
- Your Day Will Come (1951)
- The Monster (1954)
- The Tough (1957)
- The Barred Road (1958)
- Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
- Between Heaven and Earth (1959)
- Allahu Akbar (1959)
- The Choice (1970)
- The Beginning and the End (1960)
- Chased by the Dogs (1962)
- Saladin the Victorious (1963)
- Cairo 30 (1966)
- Khan El Khalili (1967)
- Chitchat on the Nile (1971)
- Karnak (1975)
- The Guilty (1975)
- The Beginning and the End (1993)
- Midaq Alley (1995)
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