In a 2010 novel titled for one of these places, the son of a business magnate has his poetry broadcast as a nationalist rallying cry after a diving accident leaves him paralyzed. At the end of a novel titled for one of these places, a wandering mystic who often spells out English words aptly spells out the word “end.” In another novel, a resident of one of these places is goaded by his wife into sneaking into the inner chamber of a mansion to read a will, causing his (*) exile. A novel titled for one of these places, in which a man is beaten to death by police for throwing a beer glass (10[1])at a woman’s (10[1])face, depicts characters like the cafe owner Hussain and the barber Abbas. A novel allegorizes Abrahamic figures such as Adam via residents of one of these places and their God-like father, Gebelawi. For 10 points, a Naguib Mahfouz novel is titled for what sort of place named Midaq? ■END■