"It is the story of Egypt and its Revolution, brilliantly told by four very different men staying in an old-fashioned pension in Alexandria, as they hover around the country girl who works there."
I have never read it, but it has been recommended so many times that I wanted it to be my first Mahfouz book
My own vote is Miramar
By Najeeb Mahfouz
Amazon link here
Neel wa Furat links:
1
2 - dirt cheap
3 - even cheaper
"It is the story of Egypt and its Revolution, brilliantly told by four very different men staying in an old-fashioned pension in Alexandria, as they hover around the country girl who works there."
I have never read it, but it has been recommended so many times that I wanted it to be my first Mahfouz book