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ECHOES OF AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Naguib Mahfouz

Judul/Title: Echoes of an Autobiography
Penulis/Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Penerbit/Publisher: Anchor Book
Edisi/Edition: 1997
Halaman/Pages: 122
Dimensi/Dimension: 13.5 x 20.5 x 1cm
Sampul/Cover: Paperback
Bahasa/Language: English
Call No.: 892.736/Mcc/i/C.1
Status: Ada/Available
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These pieces are meditations which echo that which was, has been, and is the writer Mahfouz. They are--in the words of the title of one of the prose pieces-- 'The Dialogue of the Late Afternoon' of his life. I don't believe any autobiography, with is inevitable implication of self-presentation,could have matched what we have here."
--From the Foreword B Nadine Gordimer

"A haunting commonplace book of tranquil wisdom."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Fascinating... the book's greatest value by far is the sense the reader gets of Mahfouz himself--his deep but far from blind affection for the human race."
--Chicago Tribune

"Mahfouz first nonfiction book to be published in English, this mosaic of autobiographical vignettes, reflections, allegories, childhood memories, dream visions and sufi-like spiritual maxims and paradoxes is a deep pool of wisdom that confirms his stature as a writer of universal appeal.
--Publishers Weekly

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