Ayyām vs The Memoirs of Cleopatra: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Egypt, Social life and customs, Fiction

Cover of Ayyām

Ayyām Ṭāhā Ḥusayn · 1932 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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The Memoirs of Cleopatra

The Memoirs of Cleopatra Margaret George · 1997 ★★★★☆ 4.2 976 pages · ≈ 18 h 04 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ayyām is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 18 for The Memoirs of Cleopatra.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra is the easier read (Moderate), Ayyām more demanding (Demanding).

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