| Author: | Naguib Mahfouz | ISBN: | 9780525431671 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | June 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Naguib Mahfouz |
| ISBN: | 9780525431671 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
In Respected Sir, Mahfouz retells a familiar theme—vaulting ambition—in a powerful and religious metaphor. Othman Bayuumi's humble origins do not stop him from coveting the Director-Generalship of the governmental department he has entered as an archives clerk. It is a vision that becomes a lifelong pursuit, superseding all other interests or people in his life. What is essentially a prosaic experience becomes—in Mahfouz's hands—a beautifully crafted story of an exalted and arduous holy quest.
In Respected Sir, Mahfouz retells a familiar theme—vaulting ambition—in a powerful and religious metaphor. Othman Bayuumi's humble origins do not stop him from coveting the Director-Generalship of the governmental department he has entered as an archives clerk. It is a vision that becomes a lifelong pursuit, superseding all other interests or people in his life. What is essentially a prosaic experience becomes—in Mahfouz's hands—a beautifully crafted story of an exalted and arduous holy quest.
