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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tawfiq al-Hakim, Alaa Al Aswany, Russell Harris, William Maynard Hutchins
• Assisted by: Alaa Al-Aswany (Foreword), Russell Harris (Translation), William Maynard Hutchins (Translation), Hutchins William Maynard (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780143133971
• ISBN: 978-0-14-313397-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Political, Finnegans Wake, Egypt, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Politics, c 1910 to c 1919