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الغوص فى اغوار النفس البشرية هو الأختصاص الاول للأديب نجيب محفوظ
والاساس الرئيسى لممارسته الابداعية
أهم ما يُـميز المنهج الروائي للأديب العالمي نجيب محفوظ،
اقترابه الشديد من الواقع ورصده لكل دخائل النفس البشرية بمهارة شديدة،
وفي نفس الوقت، ببساطة يفهمها الجميع، كما أنه كان يرى الناس كما هم في الواقع .
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رواية من النوع الذى يجعلك تحزن عنما تنتهى وتود لو استمرت كثيرا ولم تنتهى رائعة مبهرة
العمل رقم 8 في قرائتي ل نجيب محفوظ

جمال الغيطانى فى زقاق المدق
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Midaq Alley is written by Naguib Mahfouz, an Egyptian writer who has also written The Cairo Trilogy and Arabian Nights and Days. He has won the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature and is one of the leading Arabic writers, forcing the world to consider Middle Eastern literature seriously. He writes about his homeland, Egypt, and the people that inhabit it. He has been influenced by many Western writers including Flaubert, Zola, Camus, Dostroyevsky, and Proust. This story follows the lives of the inhabitants of a dark sub-division of Egypt named Midaq Alley during World War II. These people weave in and out of scandals and despair, never seeming to break through their discontent. The effect of Westernization affects all of them in some way, and Naguib shows his negative opinion on it and its effects on Cairo. His writing technique is filled with satire, irony, and symbolism. Naguib uses four main themes for each of his characters: love, modernization, greed, and religion. Each character is a satire for at least one of these subjects.
I find the use of satire and symbolism very interesting in the book. Through events like Hamida’s prostitution to Salim Alwan’s spiritual downfall because of his mingling in greed, I can tell a lot about Mahfouz and his opinions based on what he writes and the book’s underlying meanings. There is a lot of metaphoric meaning, requiring the reader to look underneath the literal meanings and events in the book. It takes a bit more effort than some books, but when completely understood, the book is well worth it. The numerous plot twists kept my attention focused on the book, and there were not many dull moments. The characters are extremely well developed, and this is a major strength of the book. The reader is able to connect with the events that take place because of the wonderful development of the characters and the satire hidden away.
tOne weakness I found was a bit too much information on one subplot, when it is not all needed. For instance, there were two chapters narrating Salim Alwan’s new lack of vigor and spirit, but there could have been less information, and shorter descriptions of his changes. I don’t think that two chapters were needed for this. They could have been combined into one and still convey the message that Mahfouz is trying to say and inform the reader about the same events and go into the same level of depth of Salim’s character. There could be slightly better transitions from chapter to chapter, instead of just jumping from subplot to subplot. It leads to shorter, choppier views of the story until the very end, whereas it could be made so that the story is flowing and all of it is smooth and put-together. Lastly, the ending of the book is very abrupt and quick. The speed of the ending is out of place, almost like Mahfouz is eager to be done writing his story, too eager to have Abbas die. He could have built up more suspense and let the reader have time to think before suddenly ending his life.
tDespite the few small improvements that could be made, Midaq Alley overall is a great book that shows the many views of Naguib Mahfouz and the issues he writes about dealing with Egypt. I enjoyed this book very much and valued its satire and political comments. This book is for people who are open minded and are willing to spend time reading between the lines. If they are willing to not take everything literally and get enthralled in a quick turn of events, then they will enjoy this book.

وحده نجيب محفوظ القادر على نسج عالم الحارة المصرية بهذا الإقتدار

رواية زاخرة بالشخصيات المرسومة بدقة و براعة محفوظية

شخصيات تكشف الشر و الشره الإنساني لكل ما هو خبيث

حميدة .. الطموح المريض للثراء حتى لو كان سبيله امتهان الدعارة !
المعلم كرشة .. الشذوذ عن الفطرة السوية
سليم علوان .. هوس الفحولة و الصحة المبالغ فيه
حسنية الفرانة .. هوس القوة و السيطرة
زيطة .. الرغبة في تشويه كل شيء
دكتور بوشي .. الطمع
حسين كرشة .. استهرار الشباب و عنفوانه
و فرج ابراهيم .. القواد


على جانب آخر هناك الشخصيات السوية

عباس الحلو .. نموذج الشاب الملتزم صاحب النخوة الذي دفع ثمنها حياته !
عم كامل .. الطيبة و البراءة و الفطرة السوية
و رضوان الحسيني .. الرجل المتدين الصابر على ابتلاءه بحب و جلد

حتى الشخصيات الثانوية كـ
الشيخ درويش .. أم حميدة .. زوجة المعلم كرشة
زوجة سليم علوان .. سنية عفيفي .. جعدة زوج حسنية الفرانة
رُسمت بدقة لا تقل عن دقة رسم الشخصيات الرئيسية
فلا يُمكن لذاكرة القارىء أن تنسى أي شخصية حتى و إن ظهرت في مشهد واحد !

هذا هو نجيب محفوظ و هذه هي براعته الأدبية المعتادة
نجيب محفوظ الذي لا يخذل قارئه أبدًا