Title: Sugar Street

Author: Naguib Mahfouz (Egyptian)

Translator: Li Zhenzhong

Publisher: Sino - Culture Press

Edition: 1st Edition, August 2019

Format: Hardcover, 16 - mo

Printed Sheets: 27.75

Word Count: 361,000 words

ISBN: 9787507551631

Price: 68.00 CNY

The "Cairo Trilogy" (including Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street) vividly, exquisitely, and profoundly depicts the ideological states, ethical morals, and love disputes of numerous characters through the life changes of three generations of the family of Ahmed Abdel Jawad, an Egyptian merchant. It presents readers with a magnificent historical panorama of Egyptian society from the 1920s to the 1940s, serving as a "history of human relationships and customs" in Egypt.

The story of Sugar Street takes place from 1935 to 1944, about eight years after the end of the second part. The third - generation members of this family, especially the two sons of Khadija, are the central characters of this book. Their explorations finally lead them to different paths. After the father's death, the mother, who was the pillar of the family, also passed away. Meanwhile, the fourth - generation of this family was born. In this turbulent society and the disintegrating family, what kind of fate and life await this new generation?

Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer, is the most renowned novelist in the contemporary Arab world. In 1988, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Arabic - speaking writer to receive this honor. The reason for the award is that "through his numerous works with meticulous portrayals, all - penetrating realism, and by inspiring people to set high aspirations, he has formed an Arabic language art appreciated by all mankind." His first three historical novels, Mockery of Fate, Radubis, and The Battle of Abydos, all express patriotism. From the 1940s to the 1950s, it was Mahfouz's realistic creation stage. During this period, he published four novels exposing social darkness and calling for social change: New Cairo, Khan el - Khalili, Midaq Alley, and Beginning and End. The trilogy of Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, and Sugar Street, marking the peak of his novel - writing, is widely regarded as a milestone in the history of Arab novels. After that, he also published works such as The Thief and the Dogs, The Search, The Beggar, Conversations on the Nile, Children of Gebelawi, The Harafish, and Arabian Nights and Days.

Li Zhenzhong, a professor, has taught at the Department of Asian and African Languages of Peking University and the School of Foreign Languages of Beijing Language and Culture University. He was one of the chief editors of the Arabic - Chinese Dictionary and the Chinese - Arabic Dictionary. He was also a contributor to the Arabic entries in the "Religion Volume", "Philosophy Volume", and "Drama Volume" of the Encyclopedia of China. His main works and translations include The Scholar's Pursuit: The Biography of Ma Jian, Memories of the Nile, A History of Eastern Philosophy, A History of Arabic Philosophy, A History of Modern Arabic - Egyptian Literature, Sugar Street, The Muqaddimah, Qays, the Mad Lover of Layla, etc.