The Arabic Novel in Egypt 1914-1970

Fatma Moussa Mahmoud (Ph.D., London), Professor of English, Cairo University

Published by General Egyptian Book Organization, 1973

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Second edition. Light wear to card covers. Interior is clean and unmarked. 102 pages. Fatma Moussa Mahmoud (1927- 2007) was an Egyptian academic, translator, and literary critic. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy of English Language and Literature from Westfield College, University of London, in 1957, and taught at Cairo University up to her last days. Contents: 1) The Early Beginnings of the Novel in Egypt. 2) The Literary Clubs [Cairo] of the Early XXth Century. 3) Zeinab [novel by Mohammed Hussein Heikal] and the Novel of Country Life. 4) The Early Novels of Tawfik Al-Hakim. 5) The Passage to Europe. 6) The Peasant as Hero. 7) Naguib Mahfouz and the Development of the Arabic Novel. 8) The Novel as a Record of Social Change. 9) Alexandria and the Later Novels of Fathy Ghanem. 10) The Egyptian Quartet of Fathy Ghanem. 11) The Bolti Alley [novel by Saleh Morsi] and Widening Scope of the Arabic Novel. 12) The Changing Role of the Female. 13) The Voice of Feminist Protest. 14) Selected List of Studies On Arabic Section. Seller Inventory # 015444

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Arabic Novel in Egypt 1914-1970

Publisher: General Egyptian Book Organization

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good