Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987)
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About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
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Obras por 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 exemplares
الرباط المقدس 9 exemplares
بجماليون 6 exemplares
براكسا أو مشكلة الحكم 5 exemplares
الخروج من الجنة 4 exemplares
التعادلية مع الإسلام 3 exemplares
Isis 3 exemplares
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 3 exemplares
الملك أوديب 3 exemplares
شمس النهار 3 exemplares
أرني الله 3 exemplares
راقصة المعبد 3 exemplares
الرباط المقدس 2 exemplares
ثورة الشباب 2 exemplares
أهل الكهف 2 exemplares
عودة الوعى 2 exemplares
رحلة إلى الغد 2 exemplares
شهرزاد 2 exemplares
الأحاديث الأربعة 2 exemplares
الطعام لكل فم 2 exemplares
عودة الوعي 1 exemplar
Conversations with the planet حديث مع الكوكب 1 exemplar
ايزيس 1 exemplar
Fate of a Cockroach 1 exemplar
Pact of the Devil عهد الشيطان 1 exemplar
إيزيس 1 exemplar
Mohamed محمد 1 exemplar
The Sultan's Dilemma 1 exemplar
راهب بين النساء 1 exemplar
حماري قال لي (Arabic Edition) 1 exemplar
شمس النهار 1 exemplar
Пьесы 1 exemplar
سلطان الظلام 1 exemplar
السلطان الحائر 1 exemplar
تاريخ. حياة معدة 1 exemplar
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يقظة الفكر 1 exemplar
مدرسة المغفلين 1 exemplar
ليلة الزفاف 1 exemplar
وثائق في طريق عودة الوعي 1 exemplar
نهر الجنون 1 exemplar
تحديات سنة 2000 1 exemplar
الصفقة 1 exemplar
ملامح داخلية 1 exemplar
تحت شمس الفكر 1 exemplar
فن الأدب 1 exemplar
شجرة الحكم 1 exemplar
لعبة الموت 1 exemplar
A Deserted Street 1 exemplar
سلطان الظلام 1 exemplar
عودة الروح (Arabic Edition) 1 exemplar
يوميات نائب فى الأرياف 1 exemplar
أرني الله (Arabic Edition) 1 exemplar
عصفور من الشرق (Arabic Edition) 1 exemplar
Rasasa Fi Qalbi (A Bullet In My Heart) 1 exemplar
Diario de un fiscal rural novela 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) (2010) — Contribuidor — 197 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Tawfiq al-Hakim
- Nome legal
- Tawfiq Ismail al-Hakim
- Outros nomes
- توفيق الحكيم
Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm - Data de nascimento
- 1898-10-09
- Data de falecimento
- 1987-07-26
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Egypt
- Local de nascimento
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Local de falecimento
- Cairo, Egypt
- Educação
- Sorbonne
- Ocupações
- novelist, playwright
Membros
Críticas
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 86
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 428
- Popularidade
- #57,056
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 23
- ISBN
- 71
- Línguas
- 6
- Marcado como favorito
- 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.)… (mais)