Children of Gebelawi
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Children of Gebelawi is a landmark allegorical novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that reimagines religious and social history through the saga of a Cairo alley and its patriarchal founder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| awardedToAuthor |
Nobel Prize in Literature
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Literature (Naguib Mahfouz)
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| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depicts |
life in a poor Cairo neighborhood
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rise and fall of successive reformers ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between faith and reason
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corruption of religious and social authority ⓘ oppression of the poor ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical fiction
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social novel ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalDimension |
Abrahamic religious traditions
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history of prophecy ⓘ modern science and revolution ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Gebelawi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a touchstone in debates on freedom of expression in Arabic literature
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sparked religious and political controversy in the Arab world ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension |
call for justice and dignity
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critique of tyranny ⓘ |
| hasPatriarchCharacter | Gebelawi as godlike figure ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | descendants of Gebelawi ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
The Harafish
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surface form:
Awlad Haratina
Children of the Alley ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abrahamic monotheistic traditions
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Islamic cultural context ⓘ |
| languageScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
controversial religious allegory
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landmark of modern Arabic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realism blended with allegory ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
power and authority
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relationship between religion and society ⓘ religious history ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| movement | modern Arabic novel ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold reimagining of religious narratives
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use of a Cairo alley as a microcosm of human history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| portrays |
patriarchal founder of an alley
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successive generations of descendants ⓘ |
| setting |
Midaq Alley
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surface form:
Cairo alley
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| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 20th century ⓘ |
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