{"product_id":"the-mirage-paperback","title":"The Mirage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning example of Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz's psychological portraiture, \u003ci\u003eThe Mirage \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of an intense young man who has been so dominated by his mother that her death sets him dangerously adrift in a world he cannot manage alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKamil Ru'ba is a tortured soul who hopes that writing the story of his life will help him gain control of it. Raised by a mother who fled her abusive husband and became overbearingly possessive and protective toward her young son, he has long been isolated emotionally and physically. Now in his twenties, Kamil seeks to escape her posthumous grasp. Finding and successfully courting the woman of his dreams seems to promise salvation, until his ignorance of mature love and his fear and jealousy lead to tragedy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003ePalace of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and \u003ci\u003eSugar Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.01 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752160198944,"sku":"9780307742582","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b739ef2ef9dbb9f2349dc62338602e84.webp?v=1779988882","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mirage-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}