The Final Hour

The Final Hour- In his novel The Final Hour, Naguib Mahfouz traces the social, political and geographical history that Egypt has lived through for more than half a century, through three generations, beginning with the family of "Hamid Burhan" and "Saniya al-Mahdi" who live in the Helwan region. Mahfouz monitors the geographical deterioration that occurred in the region after Helwan was a haven fo...