Write a one page (double-spaced) report covering one or more of the following question referring to the book
Autumn Quail by Naguib Mahfouz.
The questions are:
Naguib Mahfouz, Autumn Quail, first half
-What insight can a novel offer in Middie Eastern society that may not be readily communicable in a work of history or –
political science?
-What is the significance of Islam in Mahfouz’s novel?
-What are the arguments for the Revolution of 1952? What are the arguments against it?
Autumn Quail, second half
-Does Isa have any sympathy for the Revolution?
-Do you think Mahfouz favors the revolutionaries or the conservatives?
-One reader has said that Autumn Quail is a story of ‘opportunism, alienation and marginalization.’ Explain the role each
concept plays in the novel.