Thebes at War

1944 book by Nagieb Mahfoez

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Thebes at War

First English-language edition, published by American University in Cairo Press, cover shows chariot horses from Tutankhamen's decorated box

Author| Naguib Mahfouz
Original title| كفاح طيبة
Translator| Humphrey T. Davies
Country| Egypt
Language| Arabic
Series| Three Novels of Ancient Egypt
Genre| Historical fiction
Publisher| Dar Shorouq

Publication date

| 1944

Published in English

| 2003
Preceded by| Rhadopis of Nubia (1943)
Followed by| Cairo Modern (1945)

Thebes at War (Kefah Teba; Arabic: كفاح طيبة) is an early novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz.[1] It was originally published in Arabic in 1944. An English translation by Humphrey Davies appeared in 2003. The novel is one of several that Mahfouz wrote at the beginning of his career, with Pharaonic Egypt as their setting. Others in this series of novels include Khufu's Wisdom (1939) and Rhadopis of Nubia (1943). All have been translated into English and appeared in one volume under the title Three Novels of Ancient Egypt (Everyman's Library, 2007).

## References[edit]

1. ^ Author page at Complete Reviews

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Works by Naguib Mahfouz

Cairo Trilogy|

* Palace Walk (1956)
* Palace of Desire (1957)
* Sugar Street (1957)

Other novels|

* Khufu's Wisdom (1939)
* Rhadopis of Nubia (1943)
* Thebes at War (1944)
* Midaq Alley (1947)
* The Mirage (1948)
* The Beginning and the End (1949)
* Children of Gebelawi (1959)
* The Thief and the Dogs (1961)
* Autumn Quail (1962)
* The Search (1964)
* The Beggar (1965)
* Adrift on the Nile (1966)
* Miramar (1967)
* Mirrors (1972)
* Love in the Rain (1973)
* Karnak Café (1974)
* The Harafish (1977)
* Wedding Song (1981)
* Arabian Nights and Days (1982)
* The Journey of Ibn Fattouma (1983)
* The Day the Leader Was Killed (1983)
* Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth (1985)
* The Coffeehouse (1988)

Short stories|

* "Zaabalawi" (1961)
* "Qismati and Nasibi" (1982)

Story collections|

* Whisper of Madness (1947)
* God's World (1962)
* A Story Without a Beginning or an Ending (1971)
* The Crime (1973)
* Stories from Our Neighbourhood (1975)

Screenplays|

* The Adventures of Antar and Abla (1948)
* Your Day Will Come (1951)
* The Monster (1954)
* The Tough (1957)
* The Barred Road (1958)
* Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
* Between Heaven and Earth (1959)
* Allahu Akbar (1959)
* The Choice (1970)

Adaptations|

* The Beginning and the End (1960)
* Chased by the Dogs (1962)
* Saladin the Victorious (1963)
* Cairo 30 (1966)
* Khan El Khalili (1967)
* Chitchat on the Nile (1971)
* Karnak (1975)
* The Guilty (1975)
* The Beginning and the End (1993)
* Midaq Alley (1995)

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