Ayyām vs The perfect gentleman: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Childhood and youth, Social life and customs, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Ayyām

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

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Cover of The perfect gentleman

The perfect gentleman Imran Ahmad · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.6 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ayyām is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The perfect gentleman.
The perfect gentleman is the easier read (Moderate), Ayyām more demanding (Demanding).

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