Naguib Mahfouz

Islam in Arabian Days and Nights Arabian Days and Nights is a novel by Naguib Mahfouz, reinterpreting the classic Middle Eastern tale of Arabian Nights. He does this by continuing the story after Shahrazad gets wed to the Sultan, how he changes, and how magical genies change and corrupt the innocent people in the novel. While the novel isn’t focused on Islam and it’s teachings, it is a large part of the character’s lives, and in some cases resulted in a deus ex machina. Arabian Days and Nights…

Who is Nefertiti? Some might say she is the loving wife of Akhenaten, whereas some might say she was the most ambitious, person hungry for power. The historical novel, Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by Egyptian author, Naguib Mahfouz, takes place in ancient Egypt during the time when Akhenaten holds the throne. Throughout the historic novel, Nefertiti behaves in a hypocritical manner with her action contradicting her words constantly. Evidence is presented showing how she deceivingly married…

The Strength to Overcome Perseverance is defined as the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult (Perseverance, 2016). The theme of perseverance is shown a variety of ways in literature and art, including through image, text, and through context. Of all of the themes relevant to the selected works from Literature: A World of Writing, perseverance has by far had the greatest impact on the development of the pieces. The speaker, in Annabel Lee, a…

Introduction Nowadays, many people have written papers who are considered by them as the key Arab authors in Arabic, French or English literature using their readings, skills and convictions as well as the literature review they made about the issue (Allen, 1988; Brisley, 2016). However, no one has tried to know who are recognized by all the scientific community as the main Arab writers. That is why I decided to retrieve the list of these widely recognized Arab authors for Arabic, French and…

Upon reading “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins and “Half a Day” by Naguib Mahfouz, one can infer that the two share many synonymities, although their authors are of different nationalities and the stories are written decades apart. The themes displayed in both stories are dynamic and thought provoking. Moreover, the protagonists develop for the worst and encounter similar events. Ultimately, the setting adds depth to both pieces by unravelling as the stories progress which enables both…

World War II is the most known and studied war throughout the modern world. World War II was fought from 1939 to 1945, it is the deadliest war in history, with over 70 million deaths. When most people think about World War II they think about the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. The Allies included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America. But there were many other countries involved…