{"product_id":"the-beggar-the-thief-and-the-dogs-autumn-quail","title":"The Beggar, the Thief and the Dogs, Autumn Quail","description":"Anchor proudly presents a new omnibus volume of three novels--previously published separately by Anchor--by Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Assembled here is a collection of Mahfouz's artful meditations on the vicissitudes of post-Revolution Egypt. Diverse in style and narrative technique, together they render a rich, nuanced, and universally resonant vision of modern life in the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Beggar\u003c\/b\u003e is a complex tale of alienation and despair. In the aftermath of Nasser's revolution, a man sacrifices his work and family to a series of illicit love affairs. Released from jail in post-Revolutionary times, the hero of\u003cb\u003eThe Thief and the Dogs\u003c\/b\u003e blames an unjust society for his ill fortune, eventually bringing himself to destruction. \u003cb\u003eAutumn Quail\u003c\/b\u003e is a tale of moral responsibility, isolation, and political downfall about a corrupt bureaucrat who is one of the early victims of the purge after the 1952 revolution in Egypt.","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947300716775,"sku":"9780385498357","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_d664d952-b727-4b06-872b-585b257330b1.jpg?v=1775486330","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-beggar-the-thief-and-the-dogs-autumn-quail","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}