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Respected Sir

by Naguib Mahfouz
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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.
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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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  • Release date: June 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780525431671
  • File size: 2431 KB
  • Release date: June 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780525431671
  • File size: 2430 KB
  • Release date: June 15, 2016
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Fiction Literature

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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.
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Fiction Literature