Naguib Mahfouz

In the Sixties, a group of middle-aged, middle-class offspring of the old bourgeoisie meet night after night on a houseboat on the Nile. They lament the social changes ushered in by Nasser, and try to re-create their cosy enchanted world. There are unforeseen consequences when, one night, art and reality collide.

Omar Sharif leads an all-Egyptian cast in this three-part drama, recorded entirely in Egypt's capital. Adapted from the novels of Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, this gripping family saga chronicles the life of a downwardly-mobile middle class family as Egypt emerges from colonialism and adjusts to the modern world. 

Book 2 in the Cairo Trilogy: Sequel to 'PALACE WALK' (4563). The continuing story of the family who live in Palace Walk. Ahmed Abd al-Jawad is now middle-aged, and whilst he and Yasin, his eldest son, are enjoying romantic escapades, Kamal, the youngest son, is hurt in love.

First book in 'Cairo Trilogy'. Set in Cairo between the wars, this is the story of Ahmad, a middle-class shopkeeper, who forces his wife and daughters to live a sheltered life, while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. To his sons he is a tyrant and they live in fear of his temper.

Book 3 of 'Cairo Trilogy', sequel to 'PALACE OF DESIRE' (6587). In this book we see the shaping of modern Egypt through the eyes of Ahmad Al Jawad’s three grandsons. One is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist and the third is on the threshold of a political career.