In a novel by this author, a drug-addicted man hallucinates about Napoleon and Nero and writes a whole report without realizing his pen is out of ink. In another of his novels, a poet is replaced by a radio for entertainment in a cafe run by Mr. Kirsha and frequented by Abbas. Another of his novels ends with the story of Arafa, who may represent modern science; it begins with Idris tempting Adham to look at his father's estate documents. This author of Adrift on the (*) Nile wrote about a man who outrages his father by writing about Darwin and becoming a teacher; his family, including the activist Fahmy, the libertine Yasin, and the quiet Amina, finds out about the conservative Abd al-Jawad's debauchery. This author of Miramar and Midaq Alley wrote about Kamal's family in a series including Palace Walk and Sugar Street. For 10 points, name this author of The Children of Gebelawi (GEBB-ul
In a novel by this author, a drug-addicted man hallucinates about Napoleon and Nero and writes a whole report without realizing his pen is out of ink. In another of his novels, a poet is replaced by a radio for entertainment in a cafe run by Mr. Kirsha and frequented by Abbas. Another of his novels ends with the story of Arafa, who may represent modern science; it begins with Idris tempting Adham to look at his father's estate documents. This author of Adrift on the (*) Nile wrote about a man who outrages his father by writing about Darwin and becoming a teacher; his family, including the activist Fahmy, the libertine Yasin, and the quiet Amina, finds out about the conservative Abd al-Jawad's debauchery. This author of Miramar and Midaq Alley wrote about Kamal's family in a series including Palace Walk and Sugar Street. For 10 points, name this author of The Children of Gebelawi (GEBB-ul-OW-ee) and The Cairo Trilogy.
In a novel by this author, a drug-addicted man hallucinates about Napoleon and Nero and writes a whole report without realizing his pen is out of ink.
Naguib Mahfouz