Naguib Mahfouz : the pursuit of meaning / Rasheed El-Enany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El-Enany, Rasheed, 1949-

Series:

Arabic thought and culture.

Arabic thought and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb, 1911-2006--Criticism and interpretation.

Maḥfūẓ, Najīb.

Egyptian literature--20th century.

Egyptian literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Included is a full biography and systematic analysis of the writer's works.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; THE WRITER AND HIS WORLD; LOOKING BACKWARD TO THE PRESENT: THE HISTORICAL NOVELS; PAINS OF REBIRTH: THE CONFLICT BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT; TIME AND THE MAN: FOUR EGYPTIAN SAGAS; THE ABORTED DREAM: ON EARTH AS IN HEAVEN; FRAGMENTS OF TIME: THE EPISODIC NOVELS; MATTERS OF FORM: A CASE STUDY OF RESPECTED SIR; IMAGES OF GOD, DEATH AND SOCIETY: THE SHORT STORIES AND THE PLAYS; Notes; The works of Naguib Mahfouz; A guide for further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-90583-1

1-138-14083-X

1-134-90584-X

0-203-41680-5

1-280-02085-7

0-415-24612-1

9780203416808

OCLC:

437082010