Historical, Family Saga, Audio Drama
Omar Sharif stars in this epic, generational saga dramatised from the novels of Naguib Mahfouz.
Omar Sharif stars in this magnificent, epic, generational family saga in an Egypt adjusting to the modern world . . . dramatized from the novels of Naguib Mahfouz, the Nobel Prize winning Egyptian writer. ✨ “John Dryden has, without a doubt, created one of the greatest Egyptian radio dramas. So far, reviews have been dazzling with some critics calling it one of the best dramas ever made.” —Joseph Fahim, The Daily News, Egypt.
Based on the novels of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. Adapted by Ayeesha Menon. Directed by John Dryden. Recorded on location in Egypt. Narrated by Omar Sharif.
Historical, Family Saga, Audio Drama
Omar Sharif stars in this epic, generational saga dramatised from the novels of Naguib Mahfouz.
Omar Sharif stars in this magnificent, epic, generational family saga in an Egypt adjusting to the modern world . . . dramatized from the novels of Naguib Mahfouz, the Nobel Prize winning Egyptian writer. ✨ “John Dryden has, without a doubt, created one of the greatest Egyptian radio dramas. So far, reviews have been dazzling with some critics calling it one of the best dramas ever made.” —Joseph Fahim, The Daily News, Egypt.
Based on the novels of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. Adapted by Ayeesha Menon. Directed by John Dryden. Recorded on location in Egypt. Narrated by Omar Sharif.
EPISODES
The Cairo Trilogy Episode 1
41 min read, 57 min listen
Begins at the end of the First World War and culminates in a popular uprising in March 1919 when the eldest son Fahmy becomes a “martyr” to the nationalist cause.
The Cairo Trilogy Episode 2
38 min read, 56 min listen
Begins is the late 1920s with Egypt nominally independent but still under British influence and ends in the mid 1930s with an outbreak of typhoid that has a tragic effect on the family.
The Cairo Trilogy Episode 3
38 min read, 56 min listen
Begins in the 1940s with the Second World War is in progress. It has a devastating effect on the family business and one of the grandchildren is sucked into radical Islam.
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