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(More customer reviews)The little-known short stories in this bundle are a magnificent introduction to Naguib Mahfouz's formidable literary work. They contain in a nutshell most of his main universal themes, like power and power struggles, virtue, sin, corruption, wealth and poverty or man's restless heart and insatiable longings.
`Evil Abroad' tells the story of a magistrate who fights corruption and depravity: `the wicked dwelt on the land in wanton corruption, disease and pestilence claimed the wretched and the weak.' `The stomach is the basis of the malaise in this region. I found many that could not fill its gaping emptiness; others consume greedily all that they wish.'
In `King Userkaf's Forgiveness', a retired king returns to his homeland and finds `no intimates except his loyal dog.' He comes to understand that life is `a revolting farce and miserable misfortune hidden by a mask of fraudulent bliss.'
In `The Mummy Awakens', a pasha is insulted by a deceased man: `Madness and vanity have overtaken you. You aren't satisfied with robbing my sons - so you have come to plunder my tomb, as well.'
`The Return of Sinuhe' is an emotional story of a missed life opportunity: `A person does not merit the divine term `human' until he is able to govern his lusts and his passions. Have you not behaved like dumb beasts and love-struck idiots?'
In `A voice of the Other World', life appears as `something paltry and unimportant. A farce.'
These great short stories are a must read for all lovers of world literature.
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