novel "Midaq Alley"
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"Midaq Alley" is a 1947 novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives and struggles of residents in a small Cairo alley during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| novel "Midaq Alley" canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel "Midaq Alley" Context triple: [Abbas, appearsIn, novel "Midaq Alley"]
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A.
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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B.
The Dervish House
The Dervish House is a near-future science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set in Istanbul, weaving together multiple characters’ stories around nanotechnology, politics, and cultural change.
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C.
House of Marwan
The House of Marwan was the ruling branch of the Umayyad dynasty descended from Caliph Marwan I, which controlled the Islamic Caliphate during its later period until its overthrow by the Abbasids.
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D.
"Al-Muhalla"
Al-Muhalla is a monumental work of Islamic jurisprudence by Ibn Hazm, renowned for its detailed legal analysis and strong advocacy of the Zahiri (literalist) school of thought.
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E.
The Museum of Innocence
The Museum of Innocence is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that intertwines an obsessive love story with a richly detailed portrait of Istanbul’s society and culture in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel "Midaq Alley" Target entity description: "Midaq Alley" is a 1947 novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that portrays the intertwined lives and struggles of residents in a small Cairo alley during World War II.
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A.
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street
Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is a psychological suspense novel by Hilary Mantel that explores cultural clash, isolation, and paranoia through the experiences of a British woman living in Saudi Arabia.
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B.
The Dervish House
The Dervish House is a near-future science fiction novel by Ian McDonald set in Istanbul, weaving together multiple characters’ stories around nanotechnology, politics, and cultural change.
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C.
House of Marwan
The House of Marwan was the ruling branch of the Umayyad dynasty descended from Caliph Marwan I, which controlled the Islamic Caliphate during its later period until its overthrow by the Abbasids.
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D.
"Al-Muhalla"
Al-Muhalla is a monumental work of Islamic jurisprudence by Ibn Hazm, renowned for its detailed legal analysis and strong advocacy of the Zahiri (literalist) school of thought.
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E.
The Museum of Innocence
The Museum of Innocence is a novel by Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk that intertwines an obsessive love story with a richly detailed portrait of Istanbul’s society and culture in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | Spanish (for El Callejón de los Milagros) ⓘ |
| adaptationSettingChange | from Cairo alley to Mexico City neighborhood (in Mexican film) ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
El Callejón de los Milagros (1994 Mexican film)
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linked to:
El Callejón de los Milagros
Midaq Alley (1963 Egyptian film) ⓘ
linked to:
Midaq Alley
|
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| authorNobelPrize |
Naguib Mahfouz – Nobel Prize in Literature 1988
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linked to:
Naguib Mahfouz
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| containsElement |
café as a social hub in the alley
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depiction of prostitution and moral conflict ⓘ religious figures and secular characters interacting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
impact of British presence in Egypt during World War II
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intertwined lives of alley residents ⓘ social and economic struggles in 1940s Cairo ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Midaq Alley ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| genre |
Egyptian literature
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realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abbas
ⓘ
Hamida ⓘ Hussain Kirsha ⓘ Kirsha ⓘ Mrs. Kirsha ⓘ Radwan Hussainy ⓘ Salim Alwan ⓘ Sheikh Darwish ⓘ Uncle Kamil ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Egyptian realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered one of Naguib Mahfouz’s major early works
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important depiction of mid-20th-century Cairene lower-middle-class life ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aspiration and disillusionment
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effects of war on civilians ⓘ social change ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
زقاق المدق
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linked to:
Zuqāq al-Midaqq
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| partOf | Cairo Trilogy and related works context (Mahfouz’s Cairo novels) ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher | originally published by an Egyptian publisher (Arabic edition) ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Cairo
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Midaq Alley (fictional alley in Cairo) ⓘ
linked to:
Midaq Alley
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| settingDetail | small alley in Cairo’s old quarter ⓘ |
| settingType | urban neighborhood ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple other languages ⓘ |
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