The Aesthetic of Revolution in the Film and Literature of Naguib Mahfouz (1952–1967)

This book examines the impact of revolution on one of the great literary minds of the twentieth century: Naguib Mahfouz. Concentrating on the years following the 1952 Free-Officers' Coup that brought an end to British colonialism in Egypt, this book analyzes Mahfouz's turn to screenplay writing, and examines the significance of that transition.