Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz

Published 1957 · 338 pages · 155,000 words · about 10 hours at an average pace · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

How hard is Sugar Street to read?

Sugar Street scores 5.3 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 5.2 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 5.2 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 5.5 out of 10
  • Information density: 5.8 out of 10

Literary standing

Sugar Street holds a literary regard score of 5.2 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Naguib Mahfouz