Titles
The books' Arabic titles are taken from actual streets in Cairo, the city of Mahfouz's childhood and youth. The first novel. Bein el-Qasrein, is named after a street where the protagonist, and his family live, the second, Qasr el-Shoaq, is named after a street where his eldest son Yasin and his family live, whereas the third, El-Sukkareyya, is named after a street where his daughter Khadijah and her family live.
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