Palace of Desire (The Cairo Trilogy)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: January 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780385402088
Subjects: Modern fiction; African; Literature - Classics / Criticism
First sentence: Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad closed the door behind him and crossed the courtyard of his house by the pale light of the stars.