num_pages: 200
description: In Respected Sir, Mahfouz retells a familiar theme - vaulting ambition - in a powerful and religious metaphor. Othman Bayuumi's humble origins do not stop him from coveting the Director-Generalship of the governmental department he has entered as an archives clerk. It is a vision that becomes a lifelong pursuit, superseding all other interests or people in his life. What is essentially a prosaic experience becomes - in Mahfouz's hands - a beautifully crafted story of an exalted and arduous holy quest.
language: English
title: Respected Sir
titlecomplete: Respected Sir
genres: 20th Century, Africa, Fiction, Literature, Novels, Philosophy, Nobel Prize, Classics, Egyptian Literature, Egypt
ratings_count: 3945
places: Egypt
publisher: Anchor