# The Thief and the Dogs

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- Authors: [Naguib Mahfouz](https://www.bookquiver.com/naguib-mahfouz)
- Publisher: anchor
- ISBN: 978-03-8526-462-4
- Pages: 160
- Published: 1989-09-20
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Naguib Mahfouz's haunting novella of post-revolutionary Egypt combines a vivid pychological portrait of an anguished man with the suspense and rapid pace of a detective story. After four years in prison,...