期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2015
卷号：1
期号：4
页码：149-153
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出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：Naguib Mahfouz , the Egyptian novelist who in 1988 won the Nobel prize in literature , is a man of contradiction well-versed in western culture ,the most famous modern Arab novelist on whom more has been written than any other Arab writer. He is the pioneer of the novel in the Arabic language and his career has spanned almost the entire range of novelistic development in the Arab world .Mahfouz developed his novel further through the application of new or more appropriate technique surely mastered which shows especially in his novel al-qahira al-jadida. This novel of Mahfouz is by turns ,ironic ,satirical ,farcical and ultimately cynical as the author creates a morality tale which takes place in a country where life’s most basic guiding principles are still uncertain . Al-qahira al-jadida ,written in a clear easy flowing style ,paints a vivid picture of social, political and religious issues and their impact on Egyptian society .The novel deals with the period during the second world war the period which is characterized by political and social upheavals in Egypt.
