The Literary Atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City "Poor; A Nubian Novel; Ali and reification of knowledge

and reification of knowledge

a writer of a younger generation who shared a common background with Mahfouz (al-Ghitani also grew up in medieval Cairo) and felt a vast personal empathy for the writer despite their sometimes different views

and an extensive glossary help make a complex but intriguing subject accessible to everyone

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The Literary Atlas of Cairo: One Hundred Years on the Streets of the City "Poor; A Nubian Novel; Ali and reification of knowledgeSamia MehrezBringing together writings by Egyptians, Arabs, men and women, Muslims, Copts, and Jews, this rich selection maps out many of the changes in Cairos geopolitics and its urban fabric, while tracing spatial and social forms of polarization and new patterns of inclusion and exclusion within the expanding megacity. Through its thematic organization, The Literary Atlas of Cairo traces the developments that have taken place over a century in