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16+EpicSeventh tale: Galal, His Majesty38 pagesCC BY 4.0

The Harafish

Naguib Mahfouz

After his mother's killing the boy Galal grows into a giant who scorns the world and rules the alley with an iron fist. He dies on a night of drink and savagery, sprawled at the animals' trough.

Age rating: Ages 16 and up. Content notes: An epic for adults with violence, injustice, death and suggestion; nothing explicit.

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Text source: Hindawi Foundation

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Volumes in this series

First tale: Ashur al-Nagi
1
Second tale: Shams al-Din
2
Third tale: Love and Bars
3
Fourth tale: The Hunted
4
Fifth tale: Light of My Eyes
5
Sixth tale: The Queen's Honey
6
Seventh tale: Galal, His Majesty
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Eighth tale: The Ghosts
8
Ninth tale: The Thief of the Melody
9
Tenth tale: Mulberries and the Cudgel
10
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Characters

Jala, Abandoned Child, character in The Harafish

Jala

Abandoned Child

Sheikh, Village Elder, character in The Harafish

Sheikh

Village Elder

Drweish, Sheikh's Son, character in The Harafish

Drweish

Sheikh's Son

Haleema, Jala's Mother, character in The Harafish

Haleema

Jala's Mother

Zaynab, Zayyaa's Mother, character in The Harafish

Zaynab

Zayyaa's Mother

Shams, Son of Aziza, character in The Harafish

Shams

Son of Aziza