The mirage - Naguib Mahfouz

A unique psychological novel among the total works of Naguib Mahfouz, in which he turned to delve into the depths of the human soul and explore its hidden secrets, based on the character of "Kamel Ruba Laaz" and the psychological and social environment in which he grew up, resulting in his psychological and behavioral crisis, starting from his childhood and his relationship with his mother who was divorced from his Arabid father, and lost her other two children who were placed under the custody of her ex-husband, which made her strongly attached to her son Kamel to the point of obsession, so the latter became a prisoner of his relationship with his mother and was extremely shy and socially anxious, lacking confidence, unable to face society and life's demands. The novel was published in 1948 and was adapted into a film in 1970. To see all of Naguib Mahfouz's books, click here. Number of pages: 368. Year of publication: 2023. Publisher: Diwan for Publishing and Distribution.