The Boss of al-Atuf

Naguib Mahfouz

Boss Bayumi the bean seller leaves the police post with a vagrancy warning, his power gone, and becomes a fugitive taxi driver. Tales of illness and delirium follow, until a short dream of an hour changes everything.

Age rating: Ages 12 and up. Content notes: Social stories with poverty, illness and light violence; nothing explicit.

Text source: Hindawi Foundation

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