Hamida resents her life in Midaq Alley and seeks to leave it for a life of luxury and sophistication. She works as a prostitute with the help of the pimp Farag, who takes her out of the poverty of the alley and into the comforts of life.
There’s also Al-Boushi, who digs up the graves of the wealthy in search of wealth, and Dr. Zita, who specializes in causing physical disabilities in beggars. All of these characters paint a vivid picture of Egyptian society during World War II. The novel was published in 1947, and was adapted into a film by director Hassan El Imam in 1963, and a Mexican film starring Salma Hayek in 1995.
Midaq Alley
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This novel explores the lives of the residents of Midaq Alley in Cairo, revealing the social and political transformations in Egypt during World War II.
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