It is Mahfouz's first novel and the first of what would later be referred to as his pharaonic trilogy, which also includes Rhadopis and Thebes at War.[4]
Historyedit
After beginning his literary career in the mid-1930s writing short stories published in Arrissalah, Mahfouz made his foray into writing novels in 1939 with 'Abath al-Aqdar.[4] It is one of several novels that Mahfouz wrote at the beginning of his career with Pharaonic Egypt as the setting, employing what would become his signature historical realism.[4]Rhadopis of Nubia (1943) and Thebes at War (1944) completed Mahfouz's pharaonic trilogy.[4]
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An English translation of by Raymond Stock published an English translation under the title Khufu's Wisdom in 2003. The complete pharaonic trilogy was published in English in one volume under the title Three Novels of Ancient Egypt (Everyman's Library, 2007).
^Moosa, Matti (1995). "Naguib Mahfouz: Life in the Alley of Arab History". The Georgia Review. 49 (1): 224–230. JSTOR 41401631. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ abcdللكتاب, الهيئة المصرية العامة (2023-01-19). "نجيب محفوظ.. رحلة الانطلاق من الجمّالية إلى العالمية.. ودور فريد شوقي في رواياته". الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب الموقع الإخباري الرسمي (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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khufu, wisdom, arabic, حكمة, خوفو, romanized, hikmat, khufu, first, novel, egyptian, writer, naguib, mahfouz, originally, published, 1939, arabic, salama, moussa, renamed, abath, aqdar, arabic, عبث, الأقدار, absurdity, fate, separate, issue, magazine, majalla,. Khufu s Wisdom Arabic حكمة خوفو romanized Hikmat Khufu is the first novel by the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz 1 2 It was originally published in 1939 in Arabic by Salama Moussa who renamed it Abath al Aqdar Arabic عبث الأقدار lit The Absurdity of Fate as a separate issue of the magazine Al Majalla Al Jadida 3 Khufu s WisdomAuthorNaguib MahfouzTranslatorRaymond StockCountryEgyptLanguageArabicGenreFiction historical fictionPublication date1939Published in English2003 It is Mahfouz s first novel and the first of what would later be referred to as his pharaonic trilogy which also includes Rhadopis and Thebes at War 4 History editAfter beginning his literary career in the mid 1930s writing short stories published in Arrissalah Mahfouz made his foray into writing novels in 1939 with Abath al Aqdar 4 It is one of several novels that Mahfouz wrote at the beginning of his career with Pharaonic Egypt as the setting employing what would become his signature historical realism 4 Rhadopis of Nubia 1943 and Thebes at War 1944 completed Mahfouz s pharaonic trilogy 4 Translations editAn English translation of by Raymond Stock published an English translation under the title Khufu s Wisdom in 2003 The complete pharaonic trilogy was published in English in one volume under the title Three Novels of Ancient Egypt Everyman s Library 2007 References edit Abath al Aqdar www litencyc com Retrieved 2023 01 27 Book page at Complete Reviews Moosa Matti 1995 Naguib Mahfouz Life in the Alley of Arab History The Georgia Review 49 1 224 230 JSTOR 41401631 Retrieved 30 July 2023 a b c d للكتاب الهيئة المصرية العامة 2023 01 19 نجيب محفوظ رحلة الانطلاق من الجم الية إلى العالمية ودور فريد شوقي في رواياته الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب الموقع الإخباري الرسمي in Arabic Retrieved 2023 01 27 nbsp This article about an Egyptian novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This article about a historical novel of the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khufu 27s Wisdom amp oldid 1213864961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
