Dreams of Departure: The Last Dreams Published in the Nobel Laureate's Lifetime

Description: Dreams of Departure: The Last Dreams Published in the Nobel Laureate's Lifetime by Naguib Mahfouz In this second collection of his writing based on his own dreams serialized in a Cairo magazine before his death in 2006 at the age of 94, Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz again displays his matchless ability to tell epic stories in uncannily terse form. As in the first volume (The Dreams, AUC Press, 2004), we meet more of the real (and unreal) figures that filled the author??'s life with glory and worry, ecstasy and ennui, in tales dreamed by a mind too fertile to ever truly rest. In them, a man sent by a victorious invader to open a storehouse holding the statue of Egypt??'s reawakening finds his access denied by a menacing reptile. An obscure writer dies, and a despairing inscription on his coffin turns his funeral into a massive demonstration, assuring the deceased of a deathless reputation. A man opens a stubborn gate at the end of a lengthy chore, staring at a lake over which loom the illuminated faces of those he has loved, but who are no more—in search of the soul who made him long to live forever. The ever more condensed and poetic episodes in Dreams of Departure movingly carry on Mahfouz??'s only major work after a knife attack in 1994 ironically inspired him to dream in print for his readers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this second collection of writing based on his own dreams serialized in a Cairo magazine before his death in 2006, Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz again displays his matchless ability to tell epic stories in uncannily terse form. We meet more of the real and unreal figures that filled the authors life with glory and worry, ecstasy and ennui, in tales dreamed by a mind too fertile to ever truly rest. Author Biography Naguib Mahfouz was born in 1911 in the crowded Cairo district of Gamaliya. He wrote nearly 40 novel-length works, plus hundreds of short stories and numerous screenplays. He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1988. He died in Cairo in 2006 at the age of 94. Raymond Stock is writing a biography of Naguib Mahfouz. He is the translator of Naguib Mahfouzs Voices from the Other World (2002), Khufus Wisdom (2003), The Dreams (2004), and The Seventh Heaven (2005), all published by the AUC Press. Long Description In this second collection of his writing based on his own dreams serialized in a Cairo magazine before his death in 2006 at the age of 94, Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz again displays his matchless ability to tell epic stories in uncannily terse form. As in the first volume (The Dreams, AUC Press, 2004), we meet more of the real (and unreal) figures that filled the author?s life with glory and worry, ecstasy and ennui, in tales dreamed by a mind too fertile to ever truly rest. In them, a man sent by a victorious invader to open a storehouse holding the statue of Egypt?s reawakening finds his access denied by a menacing reptile. An obscure writer dies, and a despairing inscription on his coffin turns his funeral into a massive demonstration, assuring the deceased of a deathless reputation. A man opens a stubborn gate at the end of a lengthy chore, staring at a lake over which loom the illuminated faces of those he has loved, but who are no more--in search of the soul who made him long to live forever. The ever more condensed and poetic episodes in Dreams of Departure movingly carry on Mahfouz?s only major work after a knife attack in 1994 ironically inspired him to dream in print for his readers. Details ISBN9774160673 Author Naguib Mahfouz Short Title DREAMS OF DEPARTURE Pages 131 Publisher American University in Cairo Press Language English Translator Raymond Stock ISBN-10 9774160673 ISBN-13 9789774160677 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY FIC Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-03-31 Imprint The American University in Cairo Press Subtitle The Last Dreams Published in the Nobel Laureates Lifetime Country of Publication Egypt Place of Publication Cairo Residence Agouza Cairo, UA Birth 1911 DOI 10.1604/9789774160677 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2007-05-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137781668;

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