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Miramar (novel)
''Miramar'' is a novel authored by Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning author. It was written in 1967 and translated into English in 1978. Plot summary The novel is set in 1960s Alexandria at the pension Miramar. The novel follows the interactions of the residents of the pension, its Greek mistress Mariana, and her servant. The interactions of all the residents are based around the servant girl Zahra, a beautiful peasant girl from the Beheira Governorate who has abandoned her village life. As each character in turn fights for Zahra's affections or allegiance, tensions and jealousies arise. In a style reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film ''Rashomon'', the story is retold four times from the perspective of a different resident each time, allowing the reader to understand the intricacies of post-revolutionary Egyptian life. Symbolism As with many Naguib Mahfouz novels, Miramar is rife with symbolism. The character Zahra has been proposed to symbolize the ideal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatma Moussa Mahmoud
Fatma Moussa Mahmoud (Arabic: فاطمة موسى محمود) (April 25, 1927 – Cairo, October 13, 2007), is an Egyptian academic, translator, and literary critic. Life Fatma Moussa got her degree in English language, English Language and Literature, first-class honours, from Fouad I university (now Cairo University, Cairo university) in Cairo in 1948. She obtained her master’s degree in English language, English language and literature from the same university in 1954. Then, she got her PhD in Philosophy of English Language and Literature from Westfield College, University of London, in 1957. She started her academic career with the impact of ‘Eastern novel’ on European literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She frequently quoted from One Thousand and One Nights (Arabic: ألف ليلة وليلة), showing its influence on Western literature. Afterwards, she moved to another academic field, which is the impact of the European novel on the renaissance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |