{"product_id":"before-the-throne","title":"Before the Throne","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-content expanded\" data-org-height=\"84\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-content expanded\" data-org-height=\"84\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this extraordinary drama-in-dialogue, Naguib Mahfouz reveals his love for all of Egypt’s extensive history and his deep knowledge of it. In Before the Throne, he summons nearly sixty of Egypt’s rulers to the afterlife Court of Osiris, from a king who unified Egypt for the first time, around 3000 BC, to a president assassinated by religious extremists in 1981. He includes names as familiar as the pharaoh Ramesses II and as obscure as the medieval vizier Qaraqush. Defending their behavior before the divine tribunal, those who acted for the nation’s good are honored with immortality, but those who failed to protect it leave the gilded hall of eternal justice with a very different verdict. Full of Mahfouz’s unique insight into his country’s timeless qualities, this controversial work skillfully traces five thousand years of Egypt’s past as it flows into the present, through the mind of its most acclaimed author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-formula=\"=CONCATENATE(R[0]C[2],CHAR(10),CHAR(10),R[0]C[3],CHAR(10),R[0]C[6],CHAR(10),R[0]C[9],CHAR(10),R[0]C[15],CHAR(10),R[0]C[1],)\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15357,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":2,\"11\":0,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":9}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art houses one of the richest collections of artifacts from all periods of Islamic history and all parts of the Islamic world. Structured as a guide, but fully illustrated with superb color photographs, this book suggests a simple but comprehensive itinerary through one of Egypt’s most fascinating museums. Taking readers through the various exhibits, this useful guidebook explains and illuminates the esthetic and historic importance of the museum’s main works on display, including metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. Written by one of the leading authorities on Islamic art and architecture, and lavishly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs, this is the definitive guide to Egypt’s great collection of Islamic art.\\n\\n Author  :  Brenard O`kane\\nNumber of Pages  :  416\\nBook Dimensions :  23*13\\nAge Group : Adults\\n ISBN : 9789774163388\"}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor : Naguib Mahfouz - Translated by Raymond Stock\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages : 128\u003cbr\u003eBook Dimensions : 20*13\u003cbr\u003eAge Group : Adults\u003cbr\u003eISBN : 9789774168079\u003cbr\u003ePublisher : Auc Press \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-formula=\"=CONCATENATE(R[0]C[2],CHAR(10),CHAR(10),R[0]C[3],CHAR(10),R[0]C[6],CHAR(10),R[0]C[9],CHAR(10),R[0]C[15],CHAR(10),R[0]C[1],)\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15357,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":2,\"11\":0,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":9}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art houses one of the richest collections of artifacts from all periods of Islamic history and all parts of the Islamic world. Structured as a guide, but fully illustrated with superb color photographs, this book suggests a simple but comprehensive itinerary through one of Egypt’s most fascinating museums. Taking readers through the various exhibits, this useful guidebook explains and illuminates the esthetic and historic importance of the museum’s main works on display, including metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. Written by one of the leading authorities on Islamic art and architecture, and lavishly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs, this is the definitive guide to Egypt’s great collection of Islamic art.\\n\\n Author  :  Brenard O`kane\\nNumber of Pages  :  416\\nBook Dimensions :  23*13\\nAge Group : Adults\\n ISBN : 9789774163388\"}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-formula=\"=CONCATENATE(R[0]C[2],CHAR(10),CHAR(10),R[0]C[3],CHAR(10),R[0]C[6],CHAR(10),R[0]C[9],CHAR(10),R[0]C[15],CHAR(10),R[0]C[1],)\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":15357,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":2,\"11\":0,\"12\":0,\"14\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0},\"15\":\"Arial, sans-serif\",\"16\":9}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art houses one of the richest collections of artifacts from all periods of Islamic history and all parts of the Islamic world. Structured as a guide, but fully illustrated with superb color photographs, this book suggests a simple but comprehensive itinerary through one of Egypt’s most fascinating museums. Taking readers through the various exhibits, this useful guidebook explains and illuminates the esthetic and historic importance of the museum’s main works on display, including metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. Written by one of the leading authorities on Islamic art and architecture, and lavishly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs, this is the definitive guide to Egypt’s great collection of Islamic art.\\n\\n Author  :  Brenard O`kane\\nNumber of Pages  :  416\\nBook Dimensions :  23*13\\nAge Group : Adults\\n ISBN : 9789774163388\"}'\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AUC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67659945640211,"sku":"9789774168079","price":680.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/6599\/3491\/files\/81Dkj-0x1dL._SL1500.jpg?v=1791984186","url":"https:\/\/global.al-balsam.com\/products\/before-the-throne","provider":"Al-Balsam Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}