{"product_id":"the-beggar-the-thief-and-the-dogs-autumn-quail-9780385498357","title":"The Beggar, The Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail","description":"Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels--previously published separately by Anchor--by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beggar\u003c\/b\u003e is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs. Released from jail in post-Revolutionary times, the hero of\u003cb\u003eThe Thief and the Dogs\u003c\/b\u003e blames an unjust society for his ill fortune, eventually bringing himself to destruction. \u003cb\u003eAutumn Quail\u003c\/b\u003e is a tale of moral responsibility, isolation, and political downfall about a corrupt bureaucrat who is one of the early victims of the purge after the 1952 revolution in Egypt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385498357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Naguib Mahfouz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43433806954677,"sku":"9780385498357","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_429e4974-caaf-410e-aff6-195728685042.jpg?v=1703569634","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beggar-the-thief-and-the-dogs-autumn-quail-9780385498357","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}