Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
Novels
from Thebes at War, 1944 11
from Khan al-Khalili, 1946 16
from Midaq Alley, 1947 20
from The Beginning and the End, 1949 50
from The Cairo Trilogy, 1956-57 59
from Palace Walk 60
from Palace of Desire 92
from Sugar Street 105
from Children of the Alley, 1959 110
from The Thief and the Dogs, 1961 142
from Adrift on the Nile, 1966 147
from Miramar, 1967 154
from Mirrors, 1972 158
from Karnak Cafe, 1974 167
from Fountain and Tomb, 1975 173
from The Harafish, 1977 180
from Arabian Nights and Days, 1979 203
from The Journey of Ibn Fattouma, 1983 216
from Before the Throne, 1983 236
from Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth, 1985 241
from The Day the Leader Was Killed, 1985 251
from Morning and Evening Talk, 1987 254
Short Stories
The Return of Sinuhe, 1941 261
Zaabalawi, 1962 267
The Conjuror Made Off with the Dish, 1969 278
The Answer is No, 1989 285
Half a Day, 1989 288
A Long-tenn Plan, 1989 291
Forgetfulness, 1984 298
The Reception Hall, 1996 302
Traveler with Hand Luggage, 1996 305
The Rose Garden, 1999 307
Autobiographical Works
from Echoes of an Autobiography, 1994 313
from The Dreams, 200 317
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Sources 329
