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Mar 31, 2017 author of the tree climber, fate of a cockroach and other plays, the tree climber, fate of a cockroach, plays, prefaces and postscripts of tawfiq al hakim unesco collection of representative works. Tawfiq al hakim primary author only author division. He was the author of the first socially oriented novel of everyday life in modern arabic literature, return of the spirit 1933. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Tawfiq al hakim 18981987 is recognized as one of the most important figures in the history of modern arabic literature. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Tawfiq alhakim tawfiq alhakim 18981987, the son of a wealthy egyptian judge, was born in alexandria.
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Tawfiq alhakim was born on october 9, 1898 in alexandria, egypt. Return of the spirit, originally published in 1933 tells the story of the 1919 revolution in egypt and is considered one of the inspirations for nassers 1952 free officers coup. Tawfiq alhakim is currently considered a single author. The importance of tawfiq alhakim 1898 to 1989 to the emergence of a modern arabic literature is second only to that of naguib mahfouz.
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