‘The Legend of Ibn Fattouma’ by Naguib Mahfouz presents a lesser known side of his work to Western readers. This short page novella derives inspiration from indigenous modes of storytelling and narrative styles in Egypt. In essence, the novella ruminates on the organisation of a society. Thus, Ibn Fattouma begins a quest to gain wisdom.4/5. The Journey of Ibn Fattouma is a provocative fable written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, which was first published in Arabic in It was later translated into English from Arabic by Denys Johnson-Davies in The Journey of Ibn Fattouma: Author: Naguib Mahfouz: Genre: Novel: Written: (Eng. ) Length: pages: Original in: Arabic: Availability: The Journey of Ibn Fattouma - US: The Journey of Ibn Fattouma - UK: The Journey of Ibn Fattouma - Canada: The Journey of Ibn Fattouma - India: Die Reise des Ibn Fattuma - Deutschland: Il viaggio di Ibn Fattuma - ItaliaAuthor: Naguib Mahfouz.
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The Journey of Ibn Fattouma is a provocative fable written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, which was first published in Arabic in It was later translated into English from Arabic by Denys Johnson-Davies in The Journey of Ibn Fattouma is an imaginary hourny in search of an imaginary perfect political, social and religious system that we all dream of. Even with a great imagination like Mahfouz he can't even get close to the Utopia he is looking for. He encountered war and injustice everywhere he went. ‘The Legend of Ibn Fattouma’ by Naguib Mahfouz presents a lesser known side of his work to Western readers. This short page novella derives inspiration from indigenous modes of storytelling and narrative styles in Egypt. In essence, the novella ruminates on the organisation of a society. Thus, Ibn Fattouma begins a quest to gain wisdom.
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