| Symbolically, a 4th generation child of one of the imprisoned young men is about to be born as the book ends providing a reminder that life goes on | You have the religious one Muslim brotherhood , the communist and the political crony |
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| It's almost as if someone is telling you about a novel, rather than reading the actual novel itself | When I myself remember my childhood, it felt like time went by so slowly, but these days time seems to be slipping through our hands like sand |
"What is happiness if not the discovery of a person who truly understands you and whom you truly understand? In a realistic situation, people would have felt somewhat indifferent to the death of someone who used to be abusive, but with whom they had not yet made their peace.
27| Through Kamal's musings, a huge part of the book 4,5 The events of the third and last book of the Cairo Trilogy start 8 years after and go on till 1944 | His opportunity was neither ideal nor worthless |
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| How will they shake off the disillusionment of 54 years of British occupation? Overall, it is simply amazing how Naguib Mahfouz wove together a story of a seemingly normal Egyptian family, but which also reflects the story of the land and how it inevitably changes with time | The children on the other hand believe in political theories, such as Marxism, while some take a more pragmatic view and believe in the functional role of the government |
He is enfeebled, must eat yogurt at every meal, takes his medication and does not unduly strain himself.
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