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Book cover of Sugar Street
Sugar Streetنجيب محفوظThe Cairo Trilogy, book 3

Characters in Sugar Street

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Kamal Abd al-Jawad

    The youngest son, now a disillusioned bachelor schoolteacher.

    Also in Palace of Desire

Supporting characters

  • Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad

    The aging, ailing patriarch in his final years.

    Also in Palace Walk, Palace of Desire

  • Amina

    The devoted matriarch holding the diminished household together.

    Also in Palace Walk

  • Ahmad Shawkat

    A grandson who becomes a committed communist.

  • Abd al-Muni'm Shawkat

    A grandson who joins the Muslim Brotherhood.