Al-Ayyam

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Al-Ayyam is the autobiographical work of Egyptian writer Taha Hussein, chronicling his childhood, blindness, and intellectual development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabic-language literary work
autobiographical work
book
author Taha Hussein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Egypt
depicts social conditions in early 20th-century Egypt
struggle for education by a disabled person
traditional religious education
describes Taha Hussein’s early exposure to modern thought
Taha Hussein’s family background
Taha Hussein’s loss of sight in childhood
Taha Hussein’s studies at Al-Azhar University
genre autobiography
memoir
hasCulturalSignificance classic of modern Egyptian literature
key text in Arab autobiographical tradition
hasNarrativePerspective first-person narrative
hasPart Al-Ayyam, Part I NERFINISHED
Al-Ayyam, Part II NERFINISHED
Al-Ayyam, Part III NERFINISHED
hasTranslation The Days NERFINISHED
influenced later Arab autobiographical writing
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement modern Arabic literature
mainSubject Al-Azhar education
blindness of Taha Hussein
childhood of Taha Hussein
education of Taha Hussein
intellectual development of Taha Hussein
life in an Egyptian village
modern Egyptian intellectual life
notableFor detailed depiction of blindness
influence on modern Arabic prose
innovative autobiographical style in modern Arabic literature
originalLanguage Arabic
publicationPeriod 20th century
setting Cairo NERFINISHED
rural Upper Egypt
titleLanguage Arabic
titleMeaning The Days NERFINISHED

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Taha Hussein notableWork Al-Ayyam