| Zaynab | |
| Author | Husayn Haykal |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Haykal |
| Publication date | 1913 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Husayn Haykal's Zaynab is the first modern Egyptian novel published in 1913. Muhammad Husayn Haykal ( Arabic: ar محمد حسين هيكل ( August 20, 1888 – 1956 was an Egyptian writer journalist politician This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view The year 1913 in literature involved some significant events and new books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Muhammad Husayn Haykal ( Arabic: ar محمد حسين هيكل ( August 20, 1888 – 1956 was an Egyptian writer journalist politician This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The book depicts life in the Egyptian countryside and delves into the relationships between men and women.
Plot introduction
The novel is a seminal point in Egyptian literature since it is the first to feature a fully described, contemporary Egyptian setting and the first to be written in the Egyptian vernacular. Haykal had spent considerable time in France where he was studying as a lawyer, and it was actually at this point that he wrote Zaynab in 1911. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Notably, the author chose the pseudonym Masri Fallah ("An Egyptian Rustic"), which perhaps underlines the lack of prestige attached to the genre at the time of his writing. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Originally intended to be a short story, he found that his work had more mileage than he had first appreciated, and continued to tell the story of a young peasant girl named Zaynab, and of the three men who at one time or another strive for her affections.
Literary significance & criticism
Despite the structural flaws of the novel (its unrestricted romanticism, its poor division of the focus on Zaynab and Hamid, and a letter which is unashamedly Haykal's own words merely summarising the events that have transpired thus far), the novel is hugely important in beginning the era of the modern Egyptian novel, indeed one poised with vernacular language and characters, and a liberalizing political dimension. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the
Film, TV, or theatrical adaptations
It became the basis for Egypt's first film, which was produced in 1925. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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