Compare Arabian Nights and Days and Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz

Introduction

Cairo-born writer Naguib Mahfouz has written almost forty novels and in 1988 became the first Arab writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and since the awarding of the prize, several of his works have been republished in new editions to enjoy worldwide exposure.

Compare & Contrast

“Arabian Nights and Days” and “Midaq Alley” tell of two different time periods and use different perspectives to approach the issues of cultural, religious, political and marital life.

“Arabian Nights & Days” is a tale told by a learned Egyptian whose display of the original ...