Return of the Spirit
Published on 7. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-14-313397-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in Arabic in 1933, Return of the Spirit follows a patriotic young Egyptian and his extended family as they grapple with the events leading up to the 1919 Egyptian revolution. This is a trail-blazing political novel that illustrates the way one man's spiritual awakening ties in with the political awakening of a nation.
Reviews / Votes
"Return of the Spirit I believe marked the true birth of the Arabic novel...[it] was a bombshell."?-Naguib Mahfouz
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
457 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-313397-1 (9780143133971)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
Return of the Spirit
E-Book
07/2019
1st Edition
Penguin Classics
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898-1987) is considered one of the most significant figures in twentieth-century Arabic literature and Return of the Spirit is one of Egypt's most important novels. Al-Hakim is also known as the founder of modern Egyptian drama.