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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno
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Opere di 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) 15 copie
الرباط المقدس 9 copie
بجماليون 6 copie
براكسا أو مشكلة الحكم 5 copie
الخروج من الجنة 4 copie
التعادلية مع الإسلام 3 copie
راقصة المعبد 3 copie
الملك أوديب 3 copie
شمس النهار 3 copie
Isis 3 copie
أرني الله 3 copie
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 3 copie
أهل الكهف 2 copie
الرباط المقدس 2 copie
عودة الوعى 2 copie
الطعام لكل فم 2 copie
شهرزاد 2 copie
الأحاديث الأربعة 2 copie
رحلة إلى الغد 2 copie
ثورة الشباب 2 copie
سلطان الظلام 1 copia
The Sultan's Dilemma 1 copia
Пьесы 1 copia
سلطان الظلام 1 copia
السلطان الحائر 1 copia
تاريخ. حياة معدة 1 copia
مدرسة المغفلين 1 copia
حماري قال لي (Arabic Edition) 1 copia
ليلة الزفاف 1 copia
نهر الجنون 1 copia
راهب بين النساء 1 copia
Mohamed محمد 1 copia
Pact of the Devil عهد الشيطان 1 copia
Fate of a Cockroach 1 copia
ايزيس 1 copia
وثائق في طريق عودة الوعي 1 copia
شمس النهار 1 copia
إيزيس 1 copia
عودة الروح (Arabic Edition) 1 copia
يوميات نائب فى الأرياف 1 copia
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 1 copia
يقظة الفكر 1 copia
عودة الوعي 1 copia
شجرة الحكم 1 copia
Diario de un fiscal rural novela 1 copia
فن الأدب 1 copia
تحت شمس الفكر 1 copia
ملامح داخلية 1 copia
A Deserted Street 1 copia
الصفقة 1 copia
تحديات سنة 2000 1 copia
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لعبة الموت 1 copia
Opere correlate
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Collaboratore — 198 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Tawfiq al-Hakim
- Nome legale
- Tawfiq Ismail al-Hakim
- Altri nomi
- توفيق الحكيم
Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm - Data di nascita
- 1898-10-09
- Data di morte
- 1987-07-26
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Egypt
- Luogo di nascita
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Luogo di morte
- Cairo, Egypt
- Istruzione
- Sorbonne
- Attività lavorative
- novelist, playwright
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 86
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 427
- Popolarità
- #57,179
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 23
- ISBN
- 71
- Lingue
- 6
- Preferito da
- 2
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.)… (altro)