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Tawfīq el-Hakīm | |
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Native name | توفيق الحكيم |
Born | Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt | October 9, 1898
Died | July 26, 1987 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 88)
Occupation | Novelist, Playwright |
Language | Arabic |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Notable works | The People of the Cave |
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Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim (Egyptian Arabic: توفيق الحكيم, ALA-LC: Tawfīq el-Ḥakīm; October 9, 1898 – July 26, 1987) was a prominent Egyptian writer and visionary. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are emblematic of the issues that have confronted the Egyptian drama genre as it has endeavored to adapt its complex modes of communication to Egyptian society.[1]