A Study Guide for Naguib Mahfouz's "Fountain and Tomb," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; cha

A kaleidoscopic novel set in Cairo during the 1920s. The narrator tells tales of the street -- of separated lovers, childhood games, workers, neighbors, lonelin

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A classic Mahfouz story exploring themes of marriage across class lines, spirituality, and the harsh realities of a precarious life.

The great medieval necropolis of Cairo, comprising two main areas that together stretch twelve kilometers from north to south, constitutes a major feature of th