The Dawn of the Egyptian Novel

The Dawn of the Egyptian novel is a book written by the Egyptian novelist and writer Yahya Haqqi (17 January 1905 – 9 December 1992).[1]

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The Dawn of the Egyptian Novel
AuthorYahya Haqqi
LanguageArabic
Publication date
1960,[2][3] 1975[4]

In the book “The Dawn of the Egyptian novel”, Yahya Haqqi chronicles modern Egyptian anecdotal art, writing about the novel "Zainab" by Mohammed Hussein Heikal and writes about Muhammad Taimur, Mahmud Tahir Lashin, Issa Obeid and Tawfiq al-Hakim. He also discusses Mahmud Tahir Haqqi’s novel "The Virgin of Dunshui" (original title:ʿḏrāʾ dnšwy) as well as "The Pen Paintings" as a tribute to the art of the short story, and among those who wrote "Pen paintings".[5][6] There is not yet an English translation of this book (although many studies and articles refer to it), but in 2023 it was translated into Italian by Caterina Pinto for Istituto per l'Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino (Ipocan).

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  2. ^ Siddiq, Muhammad (2007). Arab Culture and the Novel: Genre, Identity and Agency in Egyptian Fiction. Routledge. p. 26. ISBN 9781135980511. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ Sherif, Nur (1974). Dickens in Arabic (1912-1970). Beirut Arab University. p. 34. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ منابت القصص في الأدب العربي الحديث. Beirut: Dar Al Moualef. 2015. p. 551. ISBN 9789953767673. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ "فجر القصة المصرية by يحيى حقي". 2022-06-11. Archived from the original on 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  6. ^ Allen, Roger (2009). Essays in Arabic Literary Biography: 1850-1950. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-447-06141-4. Retrieved 20 July 2022.