Naguib Mahfouz and The Big Read

In the spring, the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library will present a special selection for its Big Read (April 2009): The Thief and the Dogs, by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library was one of only four organizations selected by the National Endowment for the Arts to work with this text (and the only public library).

The Big Read

The Big Read's Resources on The Thief and the Dogs

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1988

The following resources on The Thief and the Dogs were composed by UA Huntsville students in World Literature II, Fall 2008. Please add your comments!

• Context
• Chapter Summaries
• Character Analyses
• Ending of The Thief and the Dogs
• ImportantQuotations
• Photos: The Thief and the Dogs 
• Plot Summary
• The Revolution of 1952
• The Role of the Narrator in The Thief and the Dogs
• The Role of Religion
• The Role of Women in The Thief and the Dogs
• Roles of Egyptian Women
• Themes