Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti ( ar, مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي, ; 1876–1924) was an
Egyptian
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writer and poet who wrote many famous Arabic books and was born in the
Upper Egypt
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In ancient ...
ian city of
Manfalut
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to an
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father and a
Turkish mother.
Early life
He memorized the Quran before the age of twelve. He studied at
Al-Azhar University
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in
Cairo
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. He translated and novelised plays from
French, and wrote (and translated) several short stories. His most famous work is a collection of his articles under the title: ''el-Nazarat'' ( ar, النظرات).
One of his most notable traits is that he couldn't read or speak
French. He asked some of his friends to translate the play or the book to
Arabic
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, then he rewrote them.
Books
Some of his books are:
*Majdolin ( ar, ماجدولين)
*Al-Abarat (The Tears) ( ar, العبرات)
*Ash-Sha'er (The Poet) ( ar, الشاعر)
*Fee Sabeel Et-taj (For the Sake of the Crown) ( ar, في سبيل التّاج)
*Al-Fadeela (Virtue) ( ar, الفضيلة)
*Al-Nazarat (Views) ( ar, النظرات)
See also
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List of Egyptian authors
References
External links
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1876 births
1924 deaths
Egyptian male poets
Egyptian people of Turkish descent
Al-Azhar University alumni
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