Tawfiq al hakim biography
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| Tawfīq el-Hakīm | |
|---|---|
Undated photograph of Tawfiq al-Hakim | |
| Born | October 9 1898(1898-10-09) Alexandria, Khedivate of Egypt |
| Died | July 26 1987 (aged 88) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Novelist, Playwright |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Notable work(s) | The People of the Cave |
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.
Tawfiq al hakim biography
He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama, especially in the adaptation of the literary language, which had previously made literature inaccessible to a large portion of the public. Al-Hakim also weighed in on some of the social and political issues of his day through his dramas.
Early life
Tawfiq Ismail al-Hakim was born on October 9, 1898, in Ramleh city in Alexandria, Egypt, to an Egyptian father and a Turkish mother.[1] His father, a wealthy and illustrious Egyptian civil officer, worked as a judge i