The last story by Naguib Mahfouz

Author: Naguib Mahfouz Book classification: Short stories and novels Publisher: Dar Al-Shorouk Number of pages: 1226 Format: Paperback Synopsis of the novel: In the neighborhood of worries, there is no harm in seeking mercy in the embrace of the things that the heart loves. They are also real, rooted in existence. And the thirsty have the right to dry their sweat and wet their lips. Joy between a gentle hand and a tender embrace, the happy forgetfulness of time, obtaining desires through wishful thinking, indulging in the orchard of freedom before being aware of it, the pleasure of standing, stumbling, and laughing, and big questions pouring out randomly. How much is wonderful and pleasing. In waiting, trams and trolleybuses and streetcars cut through their thin bars into gardens. And from paper, they make small boats that float in streams to travel with the colorful waters to unknown lands. And whispering to the saints' tombs with the sweetest wishes of the heart, and sharing in stuffing fish with spices and coating them with flour. And when the dawn call to prayer is heard quietly at night, the heart rejoices at the approaching morning and play. And on the pillow, the statue of the traveler made of colored tin lies, asking him if he reached the land of reality and saw wonders. And many loved ones are wandering vendors, circus parades, gangs of tough guys, rural relatives, and their legends about jinn and bandits, but every story has a happy ending.