{"product_id":"the-journey-of-ibn-fattouma-isbn-9780385423342","title":"The Journey of Ibn Fattouma","description":"In this provocative and dreamy parable, a young man disillusioned by the corruption of his homeland sets out on a quest to find Gebel, the land of perfection, from which no one has ever returned. On his way, Ibn Fattouma passes through a series of very different lands--realms where the moon is worshipped, where marriage does not exist, where kings are treated like gods, and where freedom, toleration, and justice are alternately held as the highest goods. All of these places, however, are inevitably marred by the specter of war, and Ibn Fattouma finds himself continually driven onward, ever seeking. Like the protagonists of \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePilgrim's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels, \u003c\/i\u003eNaguib Mahfouz's hero travels not through any recognizable historical landscape, but through timeless aspects of human possibility.\u003cp\u003e\"The sheen of the \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights \u003c\/i\u003elends a magical glow to this resonant fable.\" --\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A morality play extolling the virtues of tolerance and understanding.\" \u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Journey of Ibn Fattouma \u003c\/i\u003eis captivating in its simplicity.\" --\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mahfouz's pithy parable mocks the hypocrisy of nations that wage war and maintain empire in the name of brotherhood and freedom.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A slender, magical parable of idealism and compromise through a stylized Middle East odyssey.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A dreamy fable. . . . The arful mood of languor and Mahfouz's exactness of expression ensure that it will be well received.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As enchanting a tale as any he has written.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003ePalace of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and \u003ci\u003eSugar Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006.\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of The Nobel Prize for Literature","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304999440613,"sku":"NP9780385423342","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385423342.jpg?v=1767740014","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-journey-of-ibn-fattouma-isbn-9780385423342","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}