Sugar Street, the climactic conclusion to Mafhouz’s masterpiece\ntrilogy, is the captivating portrait of a family struggling to\nchange with the rise of modern Egypt. As Cairo shrugs off the final\nvestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power and\nsurveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his\nfamily’s destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty and the\ntraditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes.But through\nAhamd’s three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. One\ngrandson is a communist activist, another a Muslim fundamentalist,\nboth working for what they believe will be a better world. And\nRidwan, the inheritor of his father’s charms, launches a political\ncareer aided by a homosexual affair with prominent politician.

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