Fountain and Tomb: Hakayat Haretna (Three Continents Press) (English and Arabic Edition)

Fountain and Tomb by Naguib Mahfouz is about the fight for Egyptian Independence, which takes place after WWI, and it does this by looking at the events that take place in one alley. I read this book for my history class when we were learning about the Egyptian fight for independence. It is written in short scenes and stories and is told from the perspective of a young boy. This book is really interesting because it is told through the perspective of a young person that doesn t exactly un