The completion of Khan al-Khalili in 1945 marked a turning point in Naguib Mahfouz's career. Departing from the traditional themes drawn from Egyptian antiquity that characterize the author's earlier
In a court presided by Osiris, each of Egypt's rulers must stand trial in front of the Immortals and argue his case for eternal life based on his legacy.
Egypt, the birthplace of communal monasticism, has a rich store of monasteries and monastic art.Coptic Monasteries takes the reader on a tour of the best preserved and most significant of these ancien
Mysterious pioneer Egyptologist Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-79) produced this collection of photographs and color drawings of ancient Egyptian art, much of it lost in the following years, and publish
Thompson has edited Lane's books, and written histories and other biographies centering on Egypt and Egyptology. Here he combines archival material recently available with sources used by earlier writ
A serious comic novel from the award-winning author of The Lodging House.Tucked away in a rundown quarter, just out of sight of fashionable downtown Cairo, a group of intellectuals gathers regularly t
One long winter night and the Cairo neighborhood of Kit Kat stands at a crossroads. Poised like herons fishing on the banks of the Nile, the characters of this novel wait and watch as opportunities sw
London-based photographer Haag continues his depiction of Egyptian sites with a volume on the ancient city and temple complex in Upper Egypt. Among the places and structures shown are the Avenue of Sp
A new series of handy pocket guides for explorers of Egypt’s rich past and exciting present, packed with information and brilliantly illustrated with color photographs, maps, plans, and 3-D drawings—a
This collection of writings is Part One of a two-volume set offering a literary topography of the sociocultural, political, and urban history of the city and its representation in new modes of literar
A full-color guide to one of Egypt's leading museums.The Museum of Islamic Art, established in Cairo in 1881, houses one of the world's richest collections of artifacts from all periods of Islamic his
Korany (international relations and political economy, American U. in Cairo, Egypt) presents a volume comprising eight chapters which seek to balance disproportionately common, continuity-focused anal
Malek (Film Studies, American University in Cairo) presents the most comprehensive study of Youssef Chahine's work to appear since the Egyptian director's death in 2008. Using a post-colonial point of
An homage to the modern architectural landscape of Iraq.Despite dictatorship, international sanctions, and the ravages of war, Baghdad endures with a surprisingly exceptional modern architectural heri
Sinai has long attracted travelers to its ancient caravan routes and haunting landscapes, and visitors have frequently left written accounts of their experiences. In this wide-ranging anthology, Debor
