The Nightingale’s Prayer is a novel by Taha Hussein published in 1934. Taha Hussein dedicated the book to Abbas Al-Akkad in the introduction. The Lebanese poet Khalil Mutran drew inspiration from the novel’s atmosphere. The novel was translated into French in 1949. It was adapted into a film in 1959, directed by Henry Barakat, with Taha Hussein lending his voice to the film’s ending credits.
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Literary Guidance
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The days are three parts
A literary autobiography in which Taha Hussein presents his life’s journey from childhood through the stages of education and intellectual enlightenment.
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On Pre-Islamic Poetry
A bold critical study that reconsiders the sources of ancient Arabic poetry and raises questions about history, literature, and religion.
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The True Promise
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