Tawfiq Al Hakim

La obra critica fuertemente la política socio-económica de los neoliberales, así como su enfoque securitario al tratar la problemática de la emigración.

Tres obras de teatro: -al ragel al ladhi Samed: el hombre que se opone.-lau aaref al shabab: Si él conoce la juventud.-Oghneya al mut: Canción de la muerte.

La vida de un fiscal egipcio en su moderno destino rural, discurre con la monotonía burocrática de los pequeños delitos cotidianos - hurtos, disputas vecinales, etc...-. Una noche, sin embargo, es despertado precipitadamente con la noticia de un asesinato. Tawfiq Al-Hakim, nacido en Alejandria en 1898, viaja a Paris en 1925 para estudiar leyes y vuelve tres años despues sin titulo pero con nuevas ideas artisticas que provocarian una pequeña tormenta en el mundo de la cultura de su pais.

The celebrated, revolutionary novel from a pioneering Egyptian writer Tawfiq al-Hakim, now for the first time in Penguin Classics with a foreword by Egyptian writer Alaa Al-AswanyFirst published in Arabic in 1933, Egyptian playwright and novelist Tawfiq Al-Hakims Return of the Spirit follows a patriotic young Egyptian and his extended family as they grapple with the events leading up to the 1919 Egyptian revolution. Though often cited as an apprenticeship novel in the vein of Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with a touch of failed romance a la Goethes Sorrow of Young Werther, Al-Hakims classic is most recognized for being a trailblazing political novel that illustrates the way one mans spiritual awakening ties to a political awakening of a nation. While enthusiasm for the book was stifled in the mid-20th century due to a shift in Egyptian government rule, the 2011 Tahrir revolution in Egypt caused it to be examined anew as a strong expression of nationalist solidarity and an expose of the heritage-stripping power of Western colonialism that resonates with 21st-century Egyptians. Return of the Spirit is considered Al-Hakims most important novel despite writing more plays than novels, and his adept understanding of class and culture within Egyptian society has cemented his place as one of the countrys most celebrated writers and cultural critics.