The brave of Al-Atoof

And the most known of him was calmness, composure, and coldness, so no one among his acquaintances ever mentioned that they saw him angry or agitated due to sadness or joy, but this was not his nature of weakness or cowardice; he gets angry if anger is necessary, but in his own way of anger, no frenzy, no cursing, no fighting, but strict punishment or terrible revenge. Naguib Mahfouz is considered a genius of endings par excellence, and this is evident in all his works, as it is reflected in this mature short story collection with deep literary, human, and life experience. This collection included nine short stories carrying nine genius endings, suitable for the event and circumstances; in the story "April First," "Ali Effendi," the school secretary, falls into a financial crisis, and his wealthy aunt refuses to help him, thinking that he wishes her death to inherit her, so his discipline does not prevent him from agreeing with the nurse to delay giving his aunt her medicine until she dies, in exchange for a reward he gives her after inheriting the fortune. In the story "The Price of a Wife," the husband learns of his wife's betrayal with her lover, and he asks the lover for the price of his relationship with his wife, taking one riyal, then gathers the wife’s family and throws the riyal in front of them, asking her to tell the story of the riyal, then asks for their permission to leave, and she commits suicide. And other genius endings.