Fahmi is a nationalistic son, and Zaynab a modern daughter in law, in this novel, that tells the story of a patriarch, his wife, and their five childr
Fahmi is a nationalistic son, and Zaynab a modern daughter in law, in this novel, that tells the story of a patriarch, his wife, and their five children. The father is an authoritarian at home, but spends each night carousing in nightclubs.  Meanwhile, Amina, is only allowed out of the house to visit her mother. Although first published in 1956, this story of Ahmad Abd 'al-Jawad was not available in English until 1990, two years after its author won the Nobel Prize.  FTP, name this first novel of the Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz.
Fahmi is a nationalistic son, and Zaynab a modern daughter in law, in this novel, that tells the story of a patriarch, his wife, and their five children.
Palace Walk or Between the Palaces or al-Qasrayn (Prompt on "Cairo Trilogy" before it is said)