The Harafish
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| Author | Naguib Mahfouz |
|---|---|
| Original title (if not in English) | Malhamat al-harafish |
| Translator | Catherine Cobham |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday (Eng. trans.) |
| Released | 1977 |
| Released in English | April 1994 |
| Media Type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0385423241 (Eng. trans.) |
The Harafish (in orig. Arabic Malhamat al-harafish) is a novel written by Naguib Mahfouz. It comprises a series of episodes in a dozen generations of a family from the Egyptian urban rabble (the "harafish"). Many of the members of this family become clan chiefs in an alley in the city; some of them are benefactors to the other members of the harafish; some are more corrupt. Neither the location within Egypt nor the time of the events is ever identified.
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