On Literature and Philosophy The NonFiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz: Volume 1 (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
220
Utgivningsdatum
2016-09-09
Förlag
Gingko Library
Översättare
Aran Byrne
Medarbetare
El-Enany, Rasheed
Volymtitel
Volume 1
Dimensioner
234 x 152 x 23 mm
Vikt
409 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781909942776

On Literature and Philosophy The NonFiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz: Volume 1

The Non-Fiction Writing of Naguib Mahfouz

av Naguib Mahfouz, Aran Byrne
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Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most important writers in contemporary Arabic literature. Winner of the Nobel Prize in 1988 (the only Arab writer to win the prize thus far), his novels helped bring Arabic literature onto the international stage. Far fewer people know his nonfiction works, however-a gap that this book fills. Bringing together Mahfouz's early nonfiction writings (most penned during the 1930s) which have not previously been available in English, this volume offers a rare glimpse into the early development of the renowned author. As these pieces show, Mahfouz was deeply interested in literature and philosophy, and his early writings engage with the origins of philosophy, its development and place in the history of thought, as well its meaning writ large. In his literary essays, he discusses a wide range of authors, from Anton Chekov to his own Arab contemporaries like Taha Hussein.He also ventures into a host of important contemporary issues, including science and modernity, the growing movement for women's rights in the Arab world, and emerging ideologies like socialism-all of which outline the growing challenges to traditional modes of living that we saw all around him.Together, these essays offer a fascinating window not just into the mind of Mahfouz himself but the changing landscape of Egypt during that time, from the development of Islam to the struggles between tradition, modernity, and the influences of the West.
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Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was the most important Arabic writer of his generation. He is the author of over thirty novels, including The Cairo Trilogy, Thief and the Dog, Miramar, and Children of the Alley. He is the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Aran Byrne is a senior editor and translator at Haus Publishing. Rasheed El-Enany is professor emeritus of Arabic literature at the University of Exeter.

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