His first novel, Mockery of the Fates, was written in 1939 when he was first working at the Ministry
His first novel, Mockery of the Fates, was written in 1939 when he was first working at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. The Children of Gebelawi has been banned throughout most of the Arab world, and the book may have inspired the man who stabbed him in the neck. For 10 points—name this writer of Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street, the Cairo Trilogy.
His first novel, Mockery of the Fates, was written in 1939 when he was first working at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs.
Naghib {Mafouz}