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448 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307947116
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 29 November 2011
Description
Palace of Desire is the second 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 o...
Community Reviews Summary of 322 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
challenging 28%
informative 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
dark 4%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual harassment
448 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307947116
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 29 November 2011
Description
Palace of Desire is the second 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 o...
Community Reviews Summary of 322 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
challenging 28%
informative 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
adventurous 9%
inspiring 9%
tense 9%
dark 4%
hopeful 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
medium 43%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 44% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 41% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual harassment