Return of the Spirit

First published in Arabic in 1933, 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. This is a trail-blazing political novel that illustrates the way one man's spiritual awakening ties to a political awakening of a nation.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) is considered one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century Arabic literature and Return of the Spirit is one of Egypt's most important novels. Al-Hakim is also known as the founder of modern Egyptian drama.Alaa Al-Aswany is an Egyptian author of many bestselling and widely translated novels, including The Yacoubian Building, Chicago and Friendly Fire.William Maynard Hutchins is an American author, academic and translator of Arabic Literature. He was formerly a professor at Appalchian State University.

Zusammenfassung

First published in Arabic in 1933, 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. This is a trail-blazing political novel that illustrates the way one man's spiritual awakening ties in with the political awakening of a nation.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Russell Harris, Alaa Al Aswany, William Maynard Hutchins, Tawfiq al-Hakim
• Mitarbeit: Alaa Al-Aswany (Vorwort), William Maynard Hutchins (Übersetzung), Hutchins William Maynard (Übersetzung), Russell Harris (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprachen: Englisch
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2020
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur
• EAN: 9780143133971
• ISBN: 978-0-14-313397-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 384
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 13 x 19.7 x 1.4 cm
• Serie: Penguin Classics
• Themen: FICTION / Political, Finnegans Wake, Egypt, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Politics, c 1910 to c 1919