Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987)
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Tawfiq al-Hakim was the undisputed pioneer of dramatic writing in Arabic. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he studied law in Paris and spent time with writers there. In 1928 he was appointed an attorney to the public prosecutor in the provinces of Egypt, and his experiences there inspired his novel The vis mere Maze of Justice. He resigned from government service and devoted himself completely to writing. Among his works widely read in Europe, particularly in France, are The Return of the Spring (1933) and The Tree Climber (1962), considered his masterwork. 020 Al-I Ahmad, Jalal Life Dates:1923-1969 Born in Tehran, Iran, in 1923, Jalal Al-i Ahmad is considered to be one of Iran's major modern prose writers, distinguished in both fiction and nonfiction. His first works of fiction began to appear in 1945. His seminal work, Mudir-i Madrasah (The School Principal) (1958) is social criticism as much as a novel-a blend that has led to many of Al-i Ahmad's works, especially his later ones, being banned. His political affiliations changed markedly during his life. The son of a Shi'ah cleric, he eventually came to have a strong belief in Islamic government and the importance of Shi'ah Islam in Iranian life, but earlier in his life he was active in the Tudeh (Communist) party and a strong supporter of Muhammad Musaddiq. Unquestionably, though, he was a nationalist with a strong dislike of Western culture and its pervasive intrusion in Iran. These feelings are particularly evident in his best-known nonfiction work in both Iran and the West, Gharbzadigi (Struck by the West). Originally published in serialized form in 1962, only a part appeared before it was banned. The first uncensored edition was published in 1978. Yet Al-i Ahmad was not solely an angry voice. Cynicism and disillusionment mingled with humor is part of his prose. His last novel, Nafrin-i Zamin (Cursing of the Land), was published in 1968 shortly before he died of a heart attack. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Tawfiq al-Hakim
Plays, Prefaces and Postscripts of Tawfiq Al-Hakim: Theatre of the Mind. Ed and Tr from the Arabic by William M.… (1981) 16 eksemplarer
الرباط المقدس 9 eksemplarer
بجماليون 6 eksemplarer
براكسا أو مشكلة الحكم 5 eksemplarer
الخروج من الجنة 4 eksemplarer
التعادلية مع الإسلام 3 eksemplarer
Isis 3 eksemplarer
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 3 eksemplarer
الملك أوديب 3 eksemplarer
شمس النهار 3 eksemplarer
أرني الله 3 eksemplarer
راقصة المعبد 3 eksemplarer
الرباط المقدس 2 eksemplarer
ثورة الشباب 2 eksemplarer
أهل الكهف 2 eksemplarer
عودة الوعى 2 eksemplarer
رحلة إلى الغد 2 eksemplarer
شهرزاد 2 eksemplarer
الأحاديث الأربعة 2 eksemplarer
الطعام لكل فم 2 eksemplarer
عودة الوعي 1 eksemplar
Conversations with the planet حديث مع الكوكب 1 eksemplar
ايزيس 1 eksemplar
Fate of a Cockroach 1 eksemplar
Pact of the Devil عهد الشيطان 1 eksemplar
إيزيس 1 eksemplar
Mohamed محمد 1 eksemplar
The Sultan's Dilemma 1 eksemplar
راهب بين النساء 1 eksemplar
حماري قال لي (Arabic Edition) 1 eksemplar
شمس النهار 1 eksemplar
Пьесы 1 eksemplar
سلطان الظلام 1 eksemplar
السلطان الحائر 1 eksemplar
تاريخ. حياة معدة 1 eksemplar
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يقظة الفكر 1 eksemplar
مدرسة المغفلين 1 eksemplar
ليلة الزفاف 1 eksemplar
وثائق في طريق عودة الوعي 1 eksemplar
نهر الجنون 1 eksemplar
تحديات سنة 2000 1 eksemplar
الصفقة 1 eksemplar
ملامح داخلية 1 eksemplar
تحت شمس الفكر 1 eksemplar
فن الأدب 1 eksemplar
شجرة الحكم 1 eksemplar
لعبة الموت 1 eksemplar
A Deserted Street 1 eksemplar
سلطان الظلام 1 eksemplar
عودة الروح (Arabic Edition) 1 eksemplar
يوميات نائب فى الأرياف 1 eksemplar
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 1 eksemplar
عصفور من الشرق (Arabic Edition) 1 eksemplar
Rasasa Fi Qalbi (A Bullet In My Heart) 1 eksemplar
Diario de un fiscal rural novela 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Bidragyder — 197 eksemplarer
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Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm - Fødselsdato
- 1898-10-09
- Dødsdag
- 1987-07-26
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- Egypt
- Fødested
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Dødssted
- Cairo, Egypt
- Uddannelse
- Sorbonne
- Erhverv
- novelist, playwright
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The book wasn’t particularly well-written and the translation struck me as a poor job. William Maynard Hutchins, a major translator—indeed, he translated Mahfouz’s “Cairo Trilogy” into English among other things—did the translation. It seems that he must have done the Mahfouz at the same time and there is no doubt in my mind where his attention was. It reads too often as if he simply sleepwalked through it. The English is occasionally stilted, ungrammatical, and just difficult. A sad job of translating and a grave disappointment of a book. (That said, I’d be very curious to hear from someone else who has read it to make certain I’m not just blind to something.)… (mere)