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First published in Arabic in 1933, Return of the Spirit follows a patriotic young Egyptian and his extended family as they grapple with the events leading up to the 1919 Egyptian revolution. This is a trail-blazing political novel that illustrates the way one man''s spiritual awakening ties in with the political awakening of a nation.

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"Return of the Spirit I believe marked the true birth of the Arabic novel...[it] was a bombshell."
⁠—Naguib Mahfouz

Return of the Spirit

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    A Paperback / softback by Tawfiq al-Hakim, Alaa Al-Aswany, William Maynard Hutchins

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9780143133971, 978-0143133971
      ISBN10: 0143133977

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in Arabic in 1933, Return of the Spirit follows a patriotic young Egyptian and his extended family as they grapple with the events leading up to the 1919 Egyptian revolution. This is a trail-blazing political novel that illustrates the way one man''s spiritual awakening ties in with the political awakening of a nation.

      Trade Review
      "Return of the Spirit I believe marked the true birth of the Arabic novel...[it] was a bombshell."
      ⁠—Naguib Mahfouz

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