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If the latter put the novel among the genres of writing that are now an accepted part of literary production in the arab world today, tawfiq alhakim is recognized as the undisputed creator of a literature of the theater. Tawfiq alhakims the revolt of the young was originally published in 1984. Song of death the play the author synopsis earlier works mohammed farouzs commentary the people of the cave, 1933 ilwan as al hakim tawfiq al hakim it concerns the tale of the seven sleepers of ephesus who, in order to escape the roman persecution of christians, take refuge in a. He is one of the pioneers of the arabic novel and drama. He, however, stipulates that whoever buys the sultan must set him free immediately. Life of tawfiq alhakim tawfiq alhakim is one of the major figures in the realm of modern arabic literature and especially in the context of modern arabic drama. Denys johnsondavies the essential tawfiq alhakim plays.
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