{"product_id":"thebes-at-war-9781400076697","title":"Thebes at War","description":"Known and loved throughout Egypt as a work that celebrates the national character, Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz's \u003cb\u003eThebes at War \u003c\/b\u003etells of a high point in Egyptian history-ancient Egypt's defeat of Asiatic foreigners who had dominated northern Egypt for two hundred years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a visit from a court official and a provocative insult, the southern pharaoh's long simmering resentment boils over, leading him to commit himself and his heirs to an epic struggle for the throne. Filled with the grand clash of armies, staggering defeats, daring escapes, and glorious victories, and written at a time when Egypt was again under the sway of foreign powers, \u003cb\u003eThebes at War \u003c\/b\u003eis a resounding call to remember Egypt's long and noble history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaguib Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. Of his many works, most famous is The Cairo Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003ePalace Walk\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), \u003ci\u003ePalace of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and \u003ci\u003eSugar Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), which focuses on a Cairo family through three generations, from 1917 until 1952. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334376198418,"sku":"9781400076697","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e6064b01-87f2-491b-a418-736f646c7dce.jpg?v=1727888737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thebes-at-war-9781400076697","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}