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Tawfiq al-Hakim : A Reader's Guide / William Maynard Hutchins.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (270 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780894108853
  • 9781626375048
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Plot Summaries -- Preface -- Chronology -- 1 Tawfiq al-Hakim's "Lives" -- 2 Novels of Everyday Life -- 3 Novels of the Mind -- 4 Plays of Everyday Life -- 5 Plays of the Mind -- 6 Short Stories -- 7 Essays -- 8 Arab Perspectives on Tawfiq al-Hakim -- 9 Al-Hakim's Islamic Feminism -- 10 Al-Hakim's Theology -- Annotated Bibliography of Tawfiq al-Hakim's Works -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) dedicated much of his long life to a fruitful attempt to advance the fortunes of twentieth century Arabic literature by writing it. This guide to his work provides paths for readers through his multiple literary worlds. Chapters on his personal history, his novels, plays, short stories, and essays, his Islamic feminism, and his theology are enhanced by a discussion of reactions in the Arab world to his writing. The book also includes plot summaries, a chronology of al-Hakim's life, and a comprehensive annotated bibliography.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Plot Summaries -- Preface -- Chronology -- 1 Tawfiq al-Hakim's "Lives" -- 2 Novels of Everyday Life -- 3 Novels of the Mind -- 4 Plays of Everyday Life -- 5 Plays of the Mind -- 6 Short Stories -- 7 Essays -- 8 Arab Perspectives on Tawfiq al-Hakim -- 9 Al-Hakim's Islamic Feminism -- 10 Al-Hakim's Theology -- Annotated Bibliography of Tawfiq al-Hakim's Works -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) dedicated much of his long life to a fruitful attempt to advance the fortunes of twentieth century Arabic literature by writing it. This guide to his work provides paths for readers through his multiple literary worlds. Chapters on his personal history, his novels, plays, short stories, and essays, his Islamic feminism, and his theology are enhanced by a discussion of reactions in the Arab world to his writing. The book also includes plot summaries, a chronology of al-Hakim's life, and a comprehensive annotated bibliography.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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