The thief and the dogs by Naguib Mahfouz

Book set in Cairo, Egypt. Reviewed on 2020/01: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7izErJgTs4/

But who are the #dogs ? Let’s see. Your parents, siblings, every single family member, close friends, childhood friends, neighbors, colleagues, your significant other, your children, random people in the street. Everyone! Even… even… even you! #naguibmahfouz in just a hundred pages takes the reader to the core of all our failed relationships and back to the meaningless of our existence. How did he do it? Well, he definitely had a lot of experience in an #egyptian society that revered him but seems incapable to break out from the #repetitive cycles of violence he describes. #saidmahran is trapped in a #whirlpool of trauma and torture which seems a creation of his own and those around him. His options? Get used to it as skillfully as his fellow #dogs or perish trying to dream himself as someone else. #highlyrecommended #egyptianliterature #cairo #psychological #aucpress #americanuniversityincairopress #نجيب_محفوظ #thethiefandthedogs #والكلاب_اللص #existentialism #theverybest