أولاد حارتنا
أولاد حارتنانجيب محفوظAfrican Writers Series
Characters in أولاد حارتنا
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Adham
Gebelawi's favoured son, cast out of the great house — the alley's Adam.
Gabal, Rifaa, and Qassem
Successive reformers who rise against the alley's tyrants, echoing Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.
Arafa
A man of science in the final generation, standing for the modern age.
Supporting characters
Gebelawi
The remote, all-powerful founder of the alley, withdrawn behind his great house — an allegorical God figure.