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Esperanza Author's name: Mishari Budrid Esperanza I fell in front of him, and he did not know that I fell. I did not write the letter... I found someone who I was his only army became a famous writer. I was imprisoned during my...

From the summer chatter Author's name: Taha Hussein If the summer heat makes people indulge in idleness and laziness, spending the nights with distractions and flocking to summer resorts, then winter, with its cold and gloom, is a season of work and postponed pleasures....

Scheherazade's Dreams Author's name: Taha Hussein The tales of "One Thousand and One Nights" transport us to imaginary worlds where logic and reason have no hold. Rather, they champion superstition and deepen its influence, distancing us from reality. They immerse us in its intertwined...

From there Author's name: Taha Hussein Why "From There"? Because anyone who looks deep into themselves, into the depths of the people and the world around them, needs from time to time to change their perspectives and directions. They need to step foot—or their...

Voice of Paris Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein was convinced that, in order for a mature literary taste to develop and become clear, we must listen to different voices: voices from different times, in different languages, and to people from different cultural backgrounds....

Our modern literature, its pros and cons Author's name: Taha Hussein After the First World War and in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 1919, forms of freedom appeared that the Arab nation had not known since the end of its ancient eras...

Thought Leaders Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein believes that ancient Greek civilization, with its great thinkers and artists, was the most important (perhaps the only) tributary to modern European civilization, from whose achievements all humanity has benefited. However, it was not easy. European...

Moments Author's name: Taha Hussein Amidst life's turbulent events, there are those for whom reading is the main event; they live what they read, transcending the monotony of daily life into lives that know no boundaries of time or place, as if they separate...

School of Couples Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein believed that writers had a reformative and enlightening role to play, alongside their cultural responsibility to society. He therefore wrote numerous articles and books in which he called for the reform of certain aspects of...

From the talk of poetry and prose Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein had what can be considered a unique cultural project, in which he sought to study the arts of ancient Arabic literature critically, based on solid scientific foundations, free from all preconceived...

Criticism and reform Author's name: Taha Hussein The messages of literature and reform were not separate from one another. Rather, Taha Hussein embraced them simultaneously, sometimes intersectingly, and at other times, he gave them the attention they deserved, a fact clearly evident in this...

From afar Author's name: Taha Hussein From a distant time and place, Taha Hussein addressed his words to the people of his time, and their echo continues to this day. The book before us conveys a picture of Egyptian reality in the 1920s and...

From our contemporary literature Author's name: Taha Hussein Between the old and the new, between authenticity and modernity, critics seek and compare. Taha Hussein, the writer and critic who explored the most important heritage books, did not completely immerse himself in the past, which...

Animal Paradise Author's name: Taha Hussein Animal life and its traits may seem strange, unlike the lives of humans and plants. But if you look closely and contemplate them, you will find that they differ almost exclusively in name and image. Beyond that, they...

With Al-Mutanabbi Author's name: Taha Hussein A thousand years separated Al-Mutanabbi and Taha Hussein, but that didn't prevent the two great writers from being in each other's company. This book will be a resource for anyone who wishes to draw from the bounty that...

With Abu al-Ala in his prison Author's name: Taha Hussein Many books and studies have been written that address various aspects of the life and philosophy of Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri, and the opinions of scholars who have studied him are conflicting. He has been...

The future of culture in Egypt Author's name: Taha Hussein When Egypt signed the Treaty of Honor and Independence in 1936, Egyptians believed their country was firmly on the path to building a modern state, and they began to draw up plans for its...

Mirror of modern conscience Author's name: Taha Hussein Is there a mirror that shows a person their innermost self and the innermost self of others? Taha Hussein, the blind writer, would have been incapable of anything. Yet, he was able to invent an extraordinary...

Mirror of Islam Author's name: Taha Hussein The Arabian Peninsula was ripe for the emergence of Islam; it was like a woman awaiting her birth. The new religion soon spread with unexpected speed after its prophet had suffered persecution and war. Taha Hussein explores...

In the summer Author's name: Taha Hussein It is great for a person to find a time when his soul flourishes, and his thoughts and memories delight him, sitting with himself and for himself, talking to himself, frankly and reproaching it for what he...

Chapters in Literature and Criticism Author's name: Taha Hussein In addition to the unique literary talent of the great writer "Taha Hussein", he was also a respected literary critic, and the founder of a distinct and important school of literary criticism. This school viewed...

The voice of Abu al-Ala Author's name: Taha Hussein This book is not the voice of Abu al-Ala alone, but rather a tumultuous musical embrace of two unique voices in Arabic literature. The poet's voice, or rather his echo, has maintained its strength, vigour,...

Tree of Misery Author's name: Taha Hussein It's as if misery is a tree with roots deep in our souls, feeding on our days, absorbing our vitality and hopes, then bearing fruits of thistles and thorns that we reluctantly eat, for there is no...

Wednesday's Hadith Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein wrote these chapters as if he were speaking to his listeners during one of his radio interviews. They came out as intended, so you can read them as if he were sitting next to you, recounting...

Quarrel and criticism Author's name: Taha Hussein A true intellectual always feels a sense of responsibility towards his nation and its issues. He works to present its problems, highlight their dangers, and then propose the necessary solutions to eliminate them. This is what the...

Hafez and Shawqi Author's name: Taha Hussein The twentieth century heralded the beginning of a major literary renaissance, one of the most prominent manifestations of which was poetry. Two Egyptian poets took the lead in this renaissance: Ahmed Shawqi, the prince of poetry and...

Paradise of Thorns Author's name: Taha Hussein In this book, Taha Hussein seeks to revive an ancient literary art form called epigram (Greek for inscription). He believes this literary genre is more suited to our fast-paced, hectic modern lives, with their myriad responsibilities that...

Tradition and renewal Author's name: Taha Hussein With parrots who "imitate and copy, believing themselves to be innovators and innovators," this is the fate the dean of Arabic literature did not wish for young Arab intellectuals, whom the vocabulary of contemporary civilization placed in...

Commemorating Abu al-Ala Author's name: Taha Hussein Taha Hussein established a distinctive critical school based on objectivity as a style and the scientific method as a method and tool. He believed that any critical reading of texts requires the critic to familiarize himself with...

In between Author's name: Taha Hussein In this book, the dean of Arabic literature presents a collection of collected articles, whose topics range from literary criticism and a review of the Egyptian cultural climate to an examination of his country's social and political problems,...