First published in Arabic in 1957 as Qasr al-Shawq. English translation copyright 1991 by The American University in Cairo Press.
Summary:
Continuing the story of al-Sayyid Ahmad and his family, this is a fascinating look at Egypt in the 1920s. Increased personal freedoms mix tenuously with traditions of family control, as two of Ahmad's sons court alluring women.
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