{"product_id":"the-devil-turns-preacher-eight-one-act-plays-hardcover","title":"The Devil Turns Preacher: Eight One-Act Plays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaguib Mahfouz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Enany\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eNehad Selaiha\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo mark twenty years since the death of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, his only collection of plays are to be published worldwide in English for the first time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNaguib Mahfouz is a literary icon, and the only Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He has been celebrated across the globe for his novels and short stories, which have been translated into over forty languages. But what is not known by many is that he made a foray into drama: he wrote eight one-act plays in the 1960s and 1970s. They were performed in Cairo at the time and then largely forgotten - overtaken by his immensely successful fiction writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese forgotten gems showcase Mahfouz's bold storytelling and mastery of suspense and pace. Eclectic in their dramatic style and suggesting far-reaching dramatic influences from Ionesco to Camus to Beckett. They are filled with political subtext and symbolize, in dramatic form, a monumental period in Egyptian history, including war with Israel and the death of Nasserism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlays included: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Rescue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDeath and Resurrection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Draft Proposal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Task\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Chase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Devil Turns Preacher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNaguib Mahfouz \u003c\/strong\u003e(Author) was born in Cairo in 1911 and began writing when he was seventeen. His nearly forty novels and hundreds of short stories range from re-imaginings of ancient myths to subtle commentaries on contemporary Egyptian politics and culture. In 1988, he was the first writer in Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in August 2006. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Enany \u003c\/strong\u003e(Translated by) is a literary translator and a professor in the English Department of Cairo University. She is a recipient of the Banipal Prize for Literary Translation for her translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl with Braided Hair \u003c\/em\u003e(Hoopoe Fiction, 2020). She has translated several operas including the acclaimed sung versions of \u003cem\u003eLes Miserables \u003c\/em\u003eand Mozart's \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Flute \u003c\/em\u003einto Egyptian Arabic, and Sayed Higab's libretto for the opera \u003cem\u003eMiramar \u003c\/em\u003einto English. She is also the translator of \u003cem\u003eWitness to War and Peace: Egypt, the October War, and Beyond, The Book Smuggler, \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eJewish Muslim\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy (all AUC Press). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNehad Selaiha\u003c\/strong\u003e (Translated by) (1945-2017), dubbed \"The Lady of Theater Criticism,\" was an Egyptian academic and critic. She was and remains the foremost critic of Arab theatre, traveling all over Egypt and the Arab world to view hundreds of theater performances and known especially for her wryly humorous comments on the state of theater and her passionate championing of amateur and independent theater-makers. She was the resident theater reviewer of \u003cem\u003eAl-Ahram Weekly \u003c\/em\u003efor decades and has published many books on Egyptian and Arab theater, as well as contributing to publications at home and abroad. She has been honored with numerous awards including the State Achievement Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901071503609,"sku":"9781649035257","price":85.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qQjvYMVX8O9781649035257.webp?v=1787749370","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-devil-turns-preacher-eight-one-act-plays-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}