Mulk Raj Anand's Punjab Trilogy and Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo Trilogy: A Comparative Study (original) (raw)

International Journal of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies

Writing about Mulk Raj Anand, Indian writer, and Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer, is writing about two of the great writers who played major roles in developing the novel in their own countries. They succeeded in using novel to deal with the historical development in their respective societies. This study examines two of their best-known works Punjab Trilogy and Cairo trilogy. This paper investigates the way Anand and Mahfouz accomplish their construction of private and public lives and how they try to show a large picture of the society through the private lives of their characters. The significance of the study lies in comparing two great writers of two great nations that underwent similar historical development in the first half of the 20 th century.

Najib Mahfouz’s The Trilogy: The Portrayal of Social Aspects

Najib Mahfouz is an outstanding figure in the realm of Arabic literature having many novels, short stories and literary essays in his credit. His works are often charged with deep social criticism combined with subtle humour and clear conscience. 'The Trilogy', often regarded as the masterpiece in novelistic form, is based on domestic and national transitions. In the novel, Mahfouz penetrates into the spheres of individual, family and the nation as a whole and exposes the hypocrisy of people, most of them are Muslims whose life styles are contrary to the faith they profess. He highlights people's engagement in corrupt practices to show the societal decadence and to create awareness against the same. The present paper is an attempt to highlight Mahfouz's portrayal of social aspects in the novel 'The Trilogy' so as to give an insight about the author's engagement with the society at large.

The Influence of Egyptian Novel on the Emergence of the First Modern Malaysian Novel

2017

DOI: 10.21276/sjhss.2017.2.11.8 Abstract: Zainab’ novel written by AlHaikal was the first novel in modern Egyptian literature. The theme tells about women's freedom from the shackles of life traditions. Similar theme is found in Faridah Hanom‟s novel which is Malaysia's first novel, by Syed Syeikh al-Hadi. The plot of Faridah Hanom revolves around the above issue which takes the backdrop of Cairo and its surroundings. The current study aims to identify the similarities between Zainab's novel and Faridah Hanom's novel in terms of themes, characters, plots and backgrounds. The comparison and analysis carried out between the two novels clearly indicate that there are similarities in the selection of themes, characters, plot construction structures and depicted background images. The main theme of both novels is freedom of women from the grip of tradition that does not allow women the right to go out to work, to study and to choose a life partner. Both characters are sim...

The Historical Values in The Novel 'Muhammad Lelaki Penggenggam Hujan’

Yupa, 2024

This study aims to examine historical values in Tasaro GK's novel Muhammad Man Holding Rain by using historical research and a qualitative approach. Data collection using analysis and interview techniques. The data analysis technique was carried out by reading the main research source, namely the historical novel Muhammad The Man Holding the Rain, then describing and drawing conclusions. The interview technique was carried out with the writer of the novel Muhammad Man Holding the Rain, namely Tasaro GK. The data in this study are in the form of excerpts from novels that contain historical elements. The results of this study indicate the existence of historical data in his authorship. The relevance of the use of literature and history can be found in several parts of this novel, by using fictional characters so that the storyline becomes dynamic. The implication of using the novel Muhammad's Man Holding the Rain in understanding sirah nabawiyah requires a deep interpretation of every event in the novel.

Sociological Analysis of Mulk Raj Anand’s Literary Work

WorkAbstractAmong the leading Indian writers Mulk Raj Anandis considered as one of the most outstanding writer. His writings interpret the joys and sorrows of common people of Indian society. All his writings are derived from his own real life experiences thus the reader can feel the anguishof the writer when heillustrates the exploitation of downtrodden segment of the society. Through his literary work he has provided insights in the Indian complex social structure. His satirical approach throws light on feudalism, casteism and prevalent social problems of Indian society.In his novels he portraysthe lowest strata of society –the untouchables, coolies, etc. The present paper discusses the sociological analysis of Mulk Raj Anand’s literary work. Keywords:

The Synonymy of the Story and the Message in Abdullah Hussain’s Novel Masuk ke dalam Cahaya

2013

When Abdullah Hussain’s novel Masuk ke dalam Cahaya , which won a consolation prize in an Islamic novel-writing competition in 1983, first met its reading public in the same year, there was no home-grown analytical framework, one dedicated to the Islamic worldview, to evaluate its literary merit and worthiness as an Islamic novel. But now there is the recently and locally-produced Persuratan Baru which, in consonant with Islamic precepts, prioritises true knowledge, and distinguishes between discourse and story, the former to articulate knowledge and the latter to develop and disseminate the knowledge so articulated. It also introduces, in ascending order of literary worthiness, the three categories of persuratan , sastera and picisan with persuratan and picisan occupying the highest and lowest strata respectively. With Persuratan Baru as its critical tool, the article examines the novel’s objective, and the extent to and manner in which the objective realised has been put to the se...

Social Issues in the Novel of Muhammad Abdul Halim Abdullah: A Study

Muhammad Abdul Halim Abdullah was one of the most distinguished Arabic fiction writers in the middle of the twentieth century. After the Second World War he brought vitality in Arabic fiction writing. In his novel writing we can observe many genres: romantic novels, social realistic novels, and historical novel. As far as the social issues are concerned, we can illustrate from his best known novels like „Al-Jannah al-„Adra‟, „Laqita‟ etc. They are basically social realistic fictions where the writer has depicted the true picture of his society and expressed his inner feelings and emotions. In this article, I would like to sketch a conflicting picture between the poor and the rich; and also between the upper class and the lower class where the powerful authorities of the society discriminate the poor class people and the elite classes of people despise the lower class to be part with them.

Naguib Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days: The Allegorical Sequel of The Arabian Nights

Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader Abu Jweid, 2020

This article examines the influence of The Arabian Nights on Najib Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days. The Arabian Nights provides an archetypal narrative structure which Mahfouz utilizes in his Arabian Nights and Days. The purpose of this study scrutinizes the reformulation of four narrative elements pertinent to The Arabian Nights, namely, plot, narrator, characters, and setting. These elements exemplify the allegorical depiction of political corruption in the Egyptian society. The study's narrative scrutiny follows a textual analysis of the cyclical plot as used in The Arabian Nights. The narrator's name and identity is similar to The Arabian Nights' traditional narrator, but he will be studied in the light of modern Egyptian citizenship. A close reading of the characters' dialogic voice will extricate the author's implicit voice in the novel's magical real context. This voice critiques the dominating political corruption transpiring in an allegorical setting which resembles the contemporary Egyptian society. The conceptual framework used in this study draws up Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of dialogic novel; whereby the author expresses his/her monologic, or abstract ideology, through the novel's dialogic voices.

A Correlation Study between the Theme of Egyptian Novel “Zaynab” and Malaysian Novel “Faridah Hanom”

2013

Arabic literature had played an important role in contributing to the spread of Islamic knowledge and culture among the Malay society. Its contribution continues until the development of modern Malay literature. Most literary researchers agree that the novel entitled Faridah Hanom (1926) represents the first Malay novel. Nevertheless, the novel which was written by Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi, a prominent Islamic reformist in the country in the early twentieth century, has long been debated by scholars for its authenticity, whether the novel is originally written by the author, or it is merely a translation of the famous Arabian novel, Zaynab. Thus, it is the purpose of this study to examine the impact of novel Zaynab’s theme in the emergence of Malaysian novel’s theme. Based on the results obtained, it is found that theme of novel Zaynab contributed to the emergence of the theme of novel Faridah Hanom.