The Harafish
| Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
|---|---|
| Original title | ملحمة الحرافيش |
| Translator | Catherine Cobham |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher |
Maktabat Misr (1977 arabic) Doubleday (Eng. trans.) |
Publication date | 1977 |
Published in English | April 1994 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-42324-1 (Eng. trans.) |
| OCLC | 27894526 |
| 892/.736 20 | |
| LC Class | PJ7846.A46 M2813 1994 |
The Harafish (Arabic: الحرافيش) (in orig. Arabic Malhamat al-harafish) is a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. It comprises a series of episodes in a dozen generations of a family from the Egyptian urban rabble (the "harafish"). Many of the members of this family become clan chiefs in an alley in the city; some of them are benefactors to the other members of the harafish; some are more corrupt. Neither the location within Egypt nor the time of the events is ever identified.
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