Tawfiq al-Hakim
توفيق الحكيم
Tawfīq el-Ḥakīm
CountryEgypt
LanguagesModern Arabic
Dates1898 — 1987
muslim world
Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim was an Egyptian writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are emblematic of the issues that have confronted the Egyptian drama genre as it has endeavored to adapt its complex modes of communication to Egyptian society.— Wikipedia
Works
عودة الروح
The Return of the Spirit
Modern Arabic · 1933Novel
1 translation
يوميات نائب في الأرياف
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
Modern Arabic · 1937Novel
2 translations
عصفور من الشرق
A Sparrow from the East
Modern Arabic · 1938Novel
زهرة العُمر سيرة ذاتيّة
The Prison of Life: An Autobiographical Essay
Modern Arabic · 1943Biography / Memoir / Reportage
2 translations
أرني الله
Show Me God
Modern Arabic · 1953Short Story Collection / Tales
1 translation
لعبة الموت
The Song of Death
Modern Arabic · 1957Drama / Theatre / Plays
2 translations
السلطان الحائر
The Sultan's Dilemma
Modern Arabic · 1960Drama / Theatre / Plays
2 translations
يا طالع الشّجرة
The Tree Climber
Modern Arabic · 1962Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation
كل شيء في محله
Everything in Its Place
Modern Arabic · 1966Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation
مصير صرصار
The Fate of a Cockroach
Modern Arabic · 1966Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation
عودة الوعي
Return of Consciousness
Modern Arabic · 1974Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise
1 translation
سوق الحمير
The Donkey Merchant
Modern Arabic · 1975Drama / Theatre / Plays
1 translation