{"product_id":"the-devil-turns-preacher-eight-one-act-plays-9781649035288","title":"The Devil Turns Preacher: Eight One-Act Plays","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naguib Mahfouz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American University in Cairo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649035288","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47937742241929,"sku":"9781649035288","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_00b09ca0-b5b0-4a47-ae8c-bccda3ed8a8e.jpg?v=1786472725","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-devil-turns-preacher-eight-one-act-plays-9781649035288","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}