Cairo Trilogy

Cairo Trilogy
AuthorNaguib Mahfouz
Original title
ثلاثية القاهرة
TranslatorWilliam M. Hutchins, Olive Kenny, Lorne Kenny, Angele Botros Samaan
CountryEgypt
LanguageModern Standard Arabic
Genrenovel, family saga
Published1956–1957
Published in English1990–1992
No. of books3

The Cairo Trilogy (Arabic: الثلاثية ath-thulathia ('The Trilogy') or ثلاثية القاهرة thulathia al-Qahra) is a trilogy of novels written by the Egyptian novelist and Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz, and one of the prime works of his literary career.

The three novels are Palace Walk (بين القصرين, Bayn al-Qasrayn), first Arabic publication 1956; Palace of Desire (قصر الشوق, Qasr al-Shawq), 1957; and Sugar Street (السكرية, Al-Sukkariyya), 1957.