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Tawfiq al-Hakim

1898 - 1987

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Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim (Arabic: توفيق الحكيم, ALA-LC: Tawfīq el-Ḥakīm; October 9, 1898 – July 26, 1987) was an Egyptian writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are emblematic of the issues that have confronted the Egyptian drama genre as it has endeavored to adapt its complex modes of communication to Egyptian society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tawfiq al-Hakim is the 2,386th most popular writer (down from 1,926th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 308th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 2,386 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Féval, père, Catherine Breillat, Isaeus, Philo of Byblos, Djuna Barnes, and Hans Hellmut Kirst. After him are Dorothy Parker, Vítězslav Nezval, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Tian Han, Gertrud von Le Fort, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 107. Before him are Jean Fautrier, Berenice Abbott, Jacques Doriot, Helmut Hasse, Michel de Ghelderode, and Gabriel González Videla. After him are Tian Han, Eric Hoffer, Achille Van Acker, Katharine Burr Blodgett, Shinichi Suzuki, and Paul Robeson. Among people deceased in 1987, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 89. Before him are Herbert Blumer, Maxwell D. Taylor, Maria von Trapp, J. P. Guilford, Renato Guttuso, and Alfred Bester. After him are Mary Astor, Anatoli Papanov, Zeca Afonso, Alessandro Blasetti, Yves Allégret, and Clarence Brown.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 344 out of 642. Before him are Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Said Halim Pasha (1865), Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Qasim Amin (1863), and Antonios Naguib (1935). After him are Shadia (1931), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), Qakare Ibi (-2181), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Ahmed Nazif (1952), and Djedefhor (-2600).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Tawfiq al-Hakim ranks 27. Before him are Eutychius of Alexandria (877), Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Edmond Jabès (1912), and Zosimos of Panopolis (250). After him are Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), Salama Moussa (1887), Doria Shafik (1908), Dionysius Periegetes (100), and Malak Hifni Nasif (1886).

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