Analytical Study: The Existential Predicament Perspective in Naguib Mahfouz’s Selected Novels

This paper aims at analyzing the selected novels of Naguib Mahfouz in the light of the existential predicament of ‘man’. Such predicament is manifested in the aspects of despair, frustration, and poverty. The Characters in the novels play a significant role in displaying the sordid images of the mod...

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Published inInternational journal of applied linguistics & English literature Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 104
Main Authors Naem, Ali Dakhil, Bin Janoory, Lajiman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Footscray Australian International Academic Centre PTY. Ltd (AIAC) 31.07.2019
Subjects
Egyptian literature
Existentialism
Literary criticism
Mahfouz, Naguib (1911-2006)
Middle Eastern literature
Novels
Poverty
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Summary:This paper aims at analyzing the selected novels of Naguib Mahfouz in the light of the existential predicament of ‘man’. Such predicament is manifested in the aspects of despair, frustration, and poverty. The Characters in the novels play a significant role in displaying the sordid images of the modern futility of the conditions of the post-World War in Egypt. The paper assumes the existentialism as a theory and topic to comment on the situation, hence the researcher conducts the research within the existentialist theory. The texts that are selected in this paper are as follow, Midaq Alley, Cairo Trilogy, The Beggar, and The Thief and the Dogs.
ISSN:2200-3592
2200-3452
DOI:10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.8n.4p.104