{"product_id":"miramar-naguib-mahfouz-1st-english-language-edition","title":"Miramar, Naguib Mahfouz — 1st English Language Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"116\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 12mo, pp. [xvi], 141, [3].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, uncreased at the spine, indicating the book has seen little to no reading. The bright orange wrappers are striking and well-preserved, showing only minor shelf-wear, specifically a faint upward curl to the lower front outer corner and light rubbing along the extreme edges. Internally, the pages exhibit the uniform age-toning entirely typical of the publisher's chosen paper stock from this era, yet they are completely clean and free of inscriptions, foxing, or marginalia. Overall, it is an exceptionally solid, attractive survivor of a fragile paperback format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e First published in Arabic in 1967, this edition marks the debut appearance of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"93\"\u003eMiramar\u003c\/i\u003e in English translation. Translated by Fatma Moussa-Mahmoud and edited by Maged el Kommos and John Rodenbeck, it was issued as number 197 in the publisher's profoundly influential African Writers Series (AWS).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe book features a substantial and illuminating introduction by the acclaimed English novelist John Fowles and bears a striking cover design by Elizabeth Rodenbeck that retains the iconic vibrant orange aesthetic of the AWS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThis issue is of particular historical and literary significance as an early English introduction to the author's work, published a full decade before he became the first Arab writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. True first printings in this series have become increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly in highly presentable condition, as their acidic paper and glued bindings were highly susceptible to wear and degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eSet in 1960s Alexandria at the Pension Miramar, this masterful novel offers a microcosm of post-revolutionary Egyptian society. The narrative unfolds around Zohra, a beautiful and determined young peasant woman who has fled her rural village to work at the pension, run by its Greek mistress, Mariana. Through the shifting perspectives of the diverse residents, representing different generations, political ideologies, and social classes, a polyphonic tale of desire, politics, and the clashes between tradition and modernity is woven. The novel stands as both a compelling human drama and a profound allegory for the soul of modern Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54424308646227,"sku":"4800","price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_222131.jpg?v=1785234843","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/miramar-naguib-mahfouz-1st-english-language-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}