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533 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307947109
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 29 November 2011
Description
Palace Walk is the first novel in Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that is considered his masterwork. The novels of the Cairo Trilogy trace three generations of the family of tyra...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
challenging 47%
informative 38%
sad 38%
tense 30%
dark 19%
adventurous 14%
funny 9%
relaxing 9%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 38% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Sexual assault, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy
533 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307947109
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 29 November 2011
Description
Palace Walk is the first novel in Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that is considered his masterwork. The novels of the Cairo Trilogy trace three generations of the family of tyra...
Community Reviews Summary of 866 reviews
Moods
emotional 61%
challenging 47%
informative 38%
sad 38%
tense 30%
dark 19%
adventurous 14%
funny 9%
relaxing 9%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 3%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 38% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Sexual assault, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy