Essays of the Sadat Era

The Non-Fiction of Naguib Mahfouz: Volume II

Naguib Mahfouz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

198 Seiten

2025 | Revised edition
Gingko (Verlag)
978-1-914983-36-8 (ISBN)

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When Mahfouz retired from his job as a civil servant in 1971 he took up an appointment as a member of the editorial staff at Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper. Many of his novels were serialised in Al-Ahram; less well known, however, are the essays he also published through the newspaper. This fascinating volume brings together Mafouz's non-fiction writings penned during the era of Sadat, whose presidency comprised some of the most dramatic events in Egyptian history: from Sadat's "Corrective Revolution" to the Yom Kippur War with Israel and the eventual peace accord between the two countries, as well as his eventual assassination by Islamic extremists in 1981. In this collection Mahfouz deals with diverse political topics, such as socio-economic class, democracy and dictatorship, Islam and extremism - topics which still seem highly pertinent in relation to the situation in Egypt today. While Mahfouz's opinions are often considered to be obscured in his fiction writing, here we gain an extraordinarily clear insight into his personal views - views which helped shape his novels. Essays of the Sadat Era is the second of four volumes that will see Mahfouz's non-fiction work translated into English for the first time.

Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was the greatest Arab writer of the twentieth century. Born in the old Islamic Quarter of Cairo in 1911, he began writing when he was seventeen before entering university to study as a student of philosophy in 1930. He is the author of over thirty novels - including a number of masterpieces, such as The Cairo Trilogy and Children of the Alley. In 1988 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Rasheed El-Enany is Professor of Arabic and Comparative Literature at Doha Institute for Gradu ate Studies, as well as Professor Emeritus of Modern Arabic Literature, University of Exeter. He has authored several books on Naguib Mahfouz, including Naguib Mahfouz. His Life and Times. Aran Byrne is an Arabic language graduate of SOAS (University of London) and Oxford University. He was co-translator of Democracy Is the Answer by the best-selling Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswany. Russell Harris is an established translator of literary works from French and Arabic.

Contents

Introduction by Rasheed El-Enany

Religion and School

The Issue of Platforms

Virtual Unemployment

The Scarecrow

Millions and Pennies

The Accusations against Nasser and Freedom of the Press

Imported Ideas

Arabs and Civilisation

Poor and Noble

Killing Your Brother Whether He is a Criminal or a Victim

Thoughts and Things

Islam and the Battle of Ideologies

O god!

A Platform Without a Distinguishing Characteristic

The Battle of Worries and Pacts

Wasted Potentials

Times of Salvation

A Battle and Men

Doctrine and Example

Important Matters

A Murderer and a Murderess

The Philosophy of the State Radio and Television

Cultural Aspirations

From Top-Down to Bottom-Pp

Complaints as a Prelude to Administrative Reform

A Word on Sedition

Arabs and Arabism

Genies and the Intellect

Aberration

Oversight and Administration, Accountability and Reward

Universities and the Responsibility of Criticism

Islamic Experiments

Until They Change What is in Themselves

The Long-awaited Revolution

The Emptiness of Slogans

The Voice That Must be Heard

Negative Aspects of Society and Things That Shouldn't be Done!

From the Multitude to the Society

Culture and the Broadcast Media

The Muslims between Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and Abu Lahab

A Decision of the Majority Party

Between Opinion and Action

A basic Principle in the Case of Graduates

Our Fate Lies in the Hands of the Labour Force

The giants Series

Deeds and Men

Diagnosing Calamity

People Deserving Pity

A Difficult Transitional Period

The Meaning of Science and Faith

What Do We Want from the Shura Council?

A New Phenomenon Called Child Disappearance

When Will the Eradication of Illiteracy be Completed?

The University and intellectual Leadership

Freedom of Thought

National University

Our Language in the Media

The Path to a Real Rebirth

Art, Politics and Internationalism

Our Role in Constructing Civilisation

A bright Light on a Dark Night

The Trinity of Intellect, Freedom and Conscience

The Goal, the Action, and the Example

A Voice That Should be Heard

Towards a Free Society

Treasure Waiting to be Discovered

Egypt and Japan

A Secret Trial is Needed

The Meaning of Civilisation

We are Born Egyptian

Creative Intelligence

Thought Between the Predecessor and the Successor

Peace between Action and Thought

To You, the Real Accused

The Golden age of the Magazine

Sedition and Corruption

Unity between Preparation and Construction

Towards the Paradise of National Unity

The Work Revolution

Eras and Leaders

The Meaning of Stability

Young People and the Message of Religion

The only Remedy for aberration is Civilisation

O god, Protect our Press for us!

Do the Youth have a Problem?

A Complete Reconsideration

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
ISBN-10	1-914983-36-X / 191498336X
ISBN-13	978-1-914983-36-8 / 9781914983368
Zustand	Neuware