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16+EpicNinth tale: The Thief of the Melody26 pagesCC BY 4.0

The Harafish

Naguib Mahfouz

Samaha takes over as boss with his scarred face and becomes guardian of his brother Fath al-Bab. Famine deepens until the Harafish storm a wedding feast, and Fath al-Bab's story ends at the crazy minaret.

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

Review draft. The art is AI-generated and may contain mistakes in faces or details.

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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
7
Eighth tale: The Ghosts
8
Ninth tale: The Thief of the Melody
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Tenth tale: Mulberries and the Cudgel
10
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Characters

Ash, Hero of the Quarter, character in The Harafish

Ash

Hero of the Quarter

Shams, Father, character in The Harafish

Shams

Father

Nur, Mother, character in The Harafish

Nur

Mother

Fati, Brother, character in The Harafish

Fati

Brother

Sana, Mother of Fati, character in The Harafish

Sana

Mother of Fati

Drwsh, Sheikh, character in The Harafish

Drwsh

Sheikh