In order to help ease the financial burden caused by the covid19 pandemic, the nilesmaine district library board of trustees, at a special board meeting on may 11, 2020, voted to approve an abatement of the 20192020 library. It is a novel of ideas, exploring the tension of an absurd world that demands seriousness. Rent adrift on the nile 1971 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Adrift on the nile is a very different novel from palace walk and by extension the other novels its too easy to conflate one novel of. Death on the nile is one of the best and most illustrious crime fictions novels written by agatha christie. The long, highceilinged office a gloomy storeroom for cigarette smoke. Adrift on the nile is published by bantam doubleday dell publishing group. The groups master of ceremonies, anis zaki, is a widower at the ministry of health whose addiction to smoking kef is so severe that he.
Ten young professionals spend their evenings drifting in a houseboat on the nile until a senseless tragedy splits them apartin a brief 1966 novel, the most clearly modernist work yet translated into english by the nobelwinning author of the cairo trilogy. It was a library of history, from the dawn of time to the atomic age, domain of his imagination and storehouse of his dreams. During the socalled arab spring of early 2005, iraqis went to the polls for the first time since the demise of saddam hussein, syria withdrew from lebanon after one million protesters descended on central beirut, and saudi arabia staged municipal elections. Sherif khalifa the arab spring caught the world by surprise and was truly inspiring. The project gutenberg ebook of adrift in the city, or oliver. Every evening he hosts a gathering on a houseboat on the nile, where he and a motley group of cynical and aimless friends share a water pipe full of. The darkest angel\love me to death\lady of the nile lords of the underworld by showalter, gena, shayne, maggie, krinard, susan and a great selection of related books, art and.
Set against the backdrop of the 1967 sixday war, the movie adaptation of naguib mahfouzs novel follows the escapist, drugfuelled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated egyptians from various walks of life. Adrift on the nile kindle edition by mahfouz, naguib. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz overdrive rakuten. Steven callahan is the author of adrift, seventysix days lost at sea, which chronicles his liferaft drift across half the atlantic in 1982, became an nyt bestseller and has been translated into. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In may 2011, when the promise of the arab spring was still fresh and exhilarating, president obama went to the state. Adrift on the nile, one of the brief novels mahfouz wrote in the 60s after completing his massive cairo trilogy, is an exception to the rule and a good introduction to his work. Hyperbolic systems of conservation laws and the mathematical theory of shock waves cbmsnsf regional conference series in applied mathematics derues alexandre dumas. The film addresses the decadence of egyptian society during the gamal abdel nasser era it tells the story of a simple egyptian civil servant, anis played by emad hamdi, who cannot tolerate the. Cities of the plain sodom and gomorrah marcel proust. Mar 18, 2016 every friday, arablit suggests a new classic filmbook combination, until we run out of steam about 20 weeks in. Adrift on the nile was originally published in hardcover by doubleday in 1993. Tharthara fawq alnil adrift on the nile, 1966 is one of his most popular.
Jun, 2017 the author drew inspiration to write death on the nile during her stay in egypt where she picked up geographical and historical details about the country. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Buy adrift on the nile reprint by naguib mahfuoz isbn. Rent adrift on the nile 1971 on dvd and bluray dvd. The project gutenberg ebook of adrift in the city, or. The book follows anis zani who smokes kief every night with a group of friends on a houseboat on the nile. This week, its adrift on the nile 1971, based on the 1966 novel by egyptian nobel laureate naguib mahfouz. Set against the backdrop of the 1967 sixday war, the movie adaptation of naguib mahfouzs novel. First published in 1966, naguib mahfouzs adrift on the nile is an atmospheric novel that dramatizes the rootlessness of egypts cosmopolitan. Anis zani is a bored and drugaddicted civil servant who is barely holding on to his job. Adrift has an unparalleled safety record that is both unrivalled and admired and we aim to keep it this way. Rent adrift on the nile 1971 starring magda al khattib and ahmed ramzy on dvd and bluray.
The novels is an extensive mystery of love, jealously and disloyalty. List of books and articles about nile river online. Casting the gods adrift geraldine mccaughrean a thriller set in ancient egypt between 5154 bc. Hyperbolic systems of conservation laws and the mathematical theory of shock waves cbmsnsf regional conference series in. Naguib mahfouz was most prominent literary figure in the arab world of the twentieth century, best known for his cairo trilogy palace walk, palace of desire and sugar walk, which became an international bestseller. A young journalist researching a story on a group of hedonistic middleaged friends is outraged to discover just how socially disconnected the group has become as the 1967 war looms ever closer on. A group of almostoverthehill urban egyptian hipsters gathers every night on a cairo houseboat where they smoke weed, gab on their cell phones, and rag on everything they think is messing up their lives.
Naguib mahfouz adrift on the nile naguib mahfouz first published in 1966, naguib mahfouzs adrift on the nile is an atmospheric novel that dramatizes the rootlessness of egypts cosmopolitan middle class. First published in arabic in 1966 as tharthara fawq al nil. Meeting room reservationswe offer larger meeting rooms for nilesmaine library cardholders, residents, organizations, and companies located within the library district. During the socalled arab spring of early 2005, iraqis went to the polls for the first time since. To the right there was an empty space, once occupied by another houseboat before the current swept it away, and to the left, on a wide bank of the shore, a simple mosque surrounded by a mudbrick wall and spread with shabby matting. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data ma. Naguib mahfouz adrift on the nile naguib mahfouz first published in 1966, naguib mahfouzs adrift on the nile is an atmospheric novel that dramatizes the rootlessness of egypts. At once thrilling and serious, adrift on the nile is a tale that exposes the crisis of manand artistin modern times. Nov 28, 2012 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. With magda elkhatib, adel adham, ahmed al jaziri, fathiya ali. Tutmose and ibrims father, the animal dealer, is commanded by the new. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the nile river basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of pe. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz penguin books.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading adrift on the nile. Naguib mahfouz adrift on the nile um students repository. The project gutenberg ebook of adrift in the city, by horatio alger, jr. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz, paperback barnes. The darkest angel\love me to death\lady of the nile lords of the underworld by showalter, gena, shayne, maggie, krinard, susan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The water pipe continued on its glowing, melodious way. First published in 1966, naguib mahfouzs adrift on the nile is an atmospheric novel that. Meeting room reservationswe offer larger meeting rooms for nilesmaine library cardholders, residents, organizations, and companies located within the library. We thank over 62,000 customers who have safely rafted the nile with us including prince william. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. First published in 1966, naguib mahfouzs adrift on the nile is an atmospheric novel that dramatizes the rootlessness of egypts cosmopolitan middle class. Mahfouz used mounirs library as a reference for most of his books.
Mar 04, 2011 adrift on the nile, one of the brief novels mahfouz wrote in the 60s after completing his massive cairo trilogy, is an exception to the rule and a good introduction to his work. Its easy to go adrift in the complex political currents swirling through a country that has long been advised by the british after the mess it made of its finances, but now swelling with nationalism. Adrift on the nile is a dark look at a troubled society, the surface merriment and excess barely veiling the very fundamental faults in it. The novel was later made into a 1971 film, chitchat on the nile. Its effectively presented, though the teasing banter can get to be a bit. In nobel prize winner mahfouzs newly translated work, a houseboat on the nile is a nightly diversion for a small circle of friends. Translated from the arabic by frances liardet, it was published by anchor books in 1994. The girl in the nile by michael pearce overdrive rakuten. Tutmose and ibrims father, the animal dealer, is commanded by the new pharaoh akhenaten, to bring him animals lots of animals for his new. Ten young professionals spend their evenings drifting in a houseboat on the nile until a senseless tragedy splits them apartin a brief 1966 novel, the most clearly modernist work yet translated into. It is hard to believe today, but just four years ago, the arab world seemed on the brink of dramatic change. I have long intended to make you lord high baron of the nile.
Read our meeting and study room policies for more information. He had a bat in his hand, and had sent the ball far down the street. Every evening he hosts a gathering on a houseboat on the nile, where he and a motley group of cynical and aimless friends share a water pipe full. Naguib mahfouz project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Adrift on the nile is a very different novel from palace walk and by extension the other novels obviously theres some western chauvinism at play in doing so but also its quite limiting in its estimation of what that body of work might contain. The speaker, a boy of sixteen, stood on the lawn before a handsome country mansion. How diverting they must find the civil servant at work, carrying out, with utterly serious mien, utterly trivial tasks.
In 1983 i was a guest of my arabian gulf arab students for a visit to several countries of the arabian gulf. Read waguih ghalis beer in the snooker club if you enjoy this. It is located beside the block b administrative building with over 20,000 volumes of highly intellectual books and over 500 volumes of periodicals comprising of both. The anchor books edition is published by arrangement with the american university in cairo press. The nilesmaine district library is the place to go. Utah state library, program for the blind and disabled 250 north 1950 west, suite a salt lake city, ut 84116 8017156789 salt lake city metro area 8006625540 tollfree inside utah 8004534293 tollfree outside utah. Start reading adrift on the nile on your kindle in under a minute.
Nile university of nigeria library was established in the year 2009 to achieve the institutions objectives which anchor on promoting teaching, learning, and research. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz words without borders. Adrift on the nile by naguib mahfouz is available in these. The houseboat lay still on the leaden waters of the nile, as familiar to him as a face. We thank over 62,000 customers who have safely rafted the nile with us including prince william, ginger spice, mikka hakkanen, ewan mcgregor, charlie boorman, joanna lumley and ethan sandler.