The Non–Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz 1930–1994

Name: The Non–Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz 1930–1994
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2020

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This boxset consists of a collection of newspaper articles and earlier essays, presented in four volumes. Each volume is introduced by Professor Rasheed El-Enany (University of Exeter). Volume I compiles Mahfouz's early non-fiction writings mostly authored during the 1930s, offering a rare glimpse into the early development of the renowned author. Volume II is a collection of essays Mahfouz published from 1971 to 1981 in the Al-Ahram newspaper where he had taken up an appointment as a member of the editorial staff after retiring from his job as a civil servant. Volume III consists of newspaper articles published between 1982 and 1988, coinciding with the early years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, described by Mahfouz as an 'unhurried democracy'. Volume IV brings together Mahfouz's articles written from 1989 and the knife attack in October 1994 that almost ended his life.

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Märke:GINGKO
Utgivningsdatum:2020-09-25
Höjd:148 x 230 x 129 mm
Vikt:2 386 g
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Non-Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz
Antal sidor:1 600
Förlag:GINGKO
EAN:9781909942523
Översättare:Neil Hewison, Aran Byrne, Russell Harris

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Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) is regarded by many as the greatest Arabic writer of the twentieth century. He is the author of over thirty novels - including a number acclaimed as masterpieces, such as The Cairo Trilogy and Children of the Alley - as well as numerous short stories, screenplays, plays and essays. He regularly penned articles for his column in the Egyptian nespaper Al-Ahram. In 1988 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.