{"product_id":"respected-sir-wedding-song-the-search-9780385498364","title":"Respected Sir, Wedding Song, The Search","description":"A new volume of three novels-previously published separately by Anchor-by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Together with \u003cb\u003eThe Beggar, The Thief and The Dogs, and Autumn Quail\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(published by Anchor in December 2000), these novels represent a comprehensive collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on post-revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, they render a nuanced and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRespected Sir\u003c\/b\u003e, \"a latter-day \u003cb\u003eBleak House\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein Arabic\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), revisits a familiar theme-vaulting ambition-in a powerful and religious metaphor. \u003cb\u003eWedding Song\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \"one of Mahfouz's most enjoyable works\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), is a psychological drama, focusing on how four very different kinds of minds apprehend and reckon with the realities that surround them. \u003ci\u003eThe Search\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, lurid, and compelling story of lust, greed, and murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385498364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.26w x 1.01d","brand":"Naguib Mahfouz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234718474421,"sku":"9780385498364","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c8b3139f-0596-453c-9192-5cd11b6acd77.jpg?v=1743518488","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/respected-sir-wedding-song-the-search-9780385498364","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}