The Mirage - Naguib Mahfouz

Al-Sarab by Naguib Mahfouz ... a unique psychological novel among Mahfouz's works, in which he turned to delve into the depths of the human soul and investigate its hidden secrets, based on the character of "Kamel Ruba Laith" 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 divorced from her Arab husband, 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, suffering from extreme shyness and social phobia, lacking confidence, and unable to face society and the demands of life. The novel was published in 1948 and was adapted into a film in 1970. Book information: Author: Naguib Mahfouz Publisher: Diwan Number of pages: 386