The Days

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The Days is an autobiographical work by Egyptian writer Taha Hussein that recounts his childhood, education, and early struggles with blindness, and is considered a classic of modern Arabic literature.

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instanceOf Arabic literary work
autobiographical work
memoir
novel
author Taha Hussein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Egypt
describes Al-Azhar religious education
family life in an Egyptian village
struggles of a blind student
traditional Quranic schooling
genre autobiography
bildungsroman
memoir
hasPart The Days, Part I NERFINISHED
The Days, Part II NERFINISHED
The Days, Part III NERFINISHED
hasTheme disability and perseverance
education and enlightenment
personal identity
poverty and social inequality
religion and faith
social criticism
tradition versus modernity
hasTranslation The Days (English translation) NERFINISHED
influenced Arabic narrative prose
modern Arabic autobiography
isConsidered classic of modern Arabic literature
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement modern Arabic literature
literaryStatus canonical work in Arabic curricula
mainSubject blindness of Taha Hussein
childhood of Taha Hussein
education of Taha Hussein
social conditions in rural Egypt
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor psychological depth
simple and clear Arabic style
vivid depiction of rural Egyptian life
originalLanguage Arabic
publicationStatus published in serialized form
relatedWork Taha Hussein NERFINISHED
setting Al-Azhar University NERFINISHED
rural Egypt
targetAudience general readership
timePeriodDescribed early 20th century Egypt
late 19th century Egypt

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Taha Hussein notableWork The Days