For the first time, the three-part autobiography of one of modern Egypt's greatest writers and thinkers is available in a single paperback volume. The first part, An Egyptian Childhood (1929), is full of the sounds and smells of rural Egypt. It tells of Hussein's childhood and e…
"For the first time ever, the three-part autobiography of one of modern Egypt's greatest writers and thinkers is available in a single volume. The first part, An Egyptian Childhood (1929), is full of the sounds and smells of rural Egypt. It tells of the author's childhood and ea…
"Standing at the crossroads of biography and intellectual history, this book seeks to trace the debates on literature between writers, Muslim scholars, and Islamists in Egypt between 1900 and 1960. To understand these debates, it follows the intellectual career of Egyptian write…
Introduction -- 1. Becoming an Adib -- 2. Our Own Brand of Modernity -- 3. Bringing the Social Back in -- 4. Literature in the Margins -- 5. State and Faith -- 6. People against Sayyid Qutb -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. "Standing at the crossroads of biograph…
"Standing at the crossroads of biography and intellectual history, this book seeks to trace the debates on literature between writers, Muslim scholars, and Islamists in Egypt between 1900 and 1960. To understand these debates, it follows the intellectual career of Egyptian write…
"Standing at the crossroads of biography and intellectual history, this book seeks to trace the debates on literature between writers, Muslim scholars, and Islamists in Egypt between 1900 and 1960. To understand these debates, it follows the intellectual career of Egyptian write…
