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The Tree of Misery
by
Taha Hussein
The Tree of Misery is the first attempt by an Arab writer to adopt the western style of following the history of a family over more than one generation. In this book, written in 1944, Taha Hussein, who most passionately called for the preseravation and unification of the classical Arabic language,nevertheless sought to enrich it by adopting those western elements which wou...more
Paperback, 137 pages
Published
January 1st 1997
by Palm Press
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The Tree of Misery is not the greatest novel in Arabic literature. It reads a bit like a bare bones version of Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy. It is, however, an interesting attempt to capture the transition from per-modern to modern Egyptian society through the vantage point of a single family.
Bottom Line: The Tree of Misery is not the best of Arabic literature, and though short, it is not an easy read, but it is an interesting piece from an important figure in the history of modern Arabic literature.
Bottom Line: The Tree of Misery is not the best of Arabic literature, and though short, it is not an easy read, but it is an interesting piece from an important figure in the history of modern Arabic literature.
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Taha Hussein (November 15, 1889—October 28, 1973) (Arabic: طه حسين, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: [tˤaːha ħusajn]) was one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab World. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature".
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Taha Hussein (November 15, 1889—October 28, 1973) (Arabic: طه حسين, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈtˤɑːhɑ ħ(e)ˈseːn], Arabic: [tˤaːha ħusajn]) was one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab World. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature".
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