|
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900
|
Buy Now
Naguib Mahfouz's Egypt - Existential Themes in His Writings (Hardcover, New)
Loot Price: R2,664
Discovery Miles 26 640
|
|
|
Naguib Mahfouz's Egypt - Existential Themes in His Writings (Hardcover, New)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
In November 1988 Naguib Mahfouz became the first Arab writer to
receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. In this study of his
writings only now being widely translated into English, Haim
Gordon, an Israeli professor committed to intercultural dialogue,
examines Mahfouz's work from an existential perspective. While
Mahfouz is first and foremost a storyteller, he gives the reader an
extra "baksheesh." By telling stories of persons from all walks of
life--civil servants, peasants, pimps, lawyers, and
businessmen--Mahfouz depicts the existential problems that
Egyptians face today. Using a Socratic approach, Gordon questioned
Mahfouz directly in a series of personal interviews conducted over
the past ten years. In these interviews Gordon probed the
existential themes in the characters, plots, and issues raised in
Mahfouz's stories. The result is an intimate and highly personal
look at life in Egypt. As a very involved and critical onlooker,
Haim Gordon addresses the problems facing contemporary Egyptians as
portrayed in Mahfouz's stories: the Egyptian's flight from freedom
and confrontation, the "niggar" situation of Egyptian women, the
debilitating effects of poverty, the blatant oppression of
political rights, the degradation of true faith and the lack of
spirituality. Mahfouz's stories reveal that which western scholars
unintentionally, and politicians intentionally conceal--daily life
in Egypt.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(4)
