The German orientalist and academic Stephen Gute wrote a book titled Witnesses at the End of the Era of the Transformation of Egyptian Society in 1970, which was recently published by the National Center for Translation in Egypt and translated by Ayman Sharaf. This book demonstrates the state of transformation and change that Egyptian society underwent beginning in the 1970s.
The book cited many fictional works, which dealt with the influences on Egyptian society after economic decisions (the policy of economic openness after 1974) issued by the late President Mohamed Anwar Sadat, and then the peace agreement, given that the book of these works were martyrs on the age and documented their writings The people of Egypt both before and after those choices.
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In his study, Stefan Jot deals with openness, the causes, procedures, results and reality of the Egyptian society in that era through what he called “literature of openness”, through six case studies: Fathi Ghanem (a little love . . a lot of violence), Naguib Mahfouz: “The People of the Summit” And “Love is above the Pyramid Plateau”, Abda Jubeir “Movement of Heart”, God made Ibrahim “Committee”, Jamal Al -Ghitani, “The Message of Insights in the Fate.
“In the book, the German orientalist cited two works by the worldwide Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, under his name “The Games of the Rich of Openness” and through his analysis of the tale of the diminutive latter, “People of the Summit,” as well. It explains that the “people of the summit,” who take advantage of their high social status and the laws of openness to amass wealth at the expense of the average citizen, are the real criminals and are the first to be pursued. The book is a new and contemporary witness to the changes and developments that occurred in Egypt in the 1970s and afterwards. by nasalin and thieves.
The novel “A Few of Love” was discussed in the book as well.
a lot of Violence” by Fathi Ghanem, which is set in the post-opening decision and which he characterises as a stage of conflict, a struggle for influence, money, and fame, and also considers it the era of vanishing ancient traditions, and the emergence of new powers that were excluded in the past but were destroyed and influenced when they acquired money. These forces are expressed by businessmen, the group that buys everything, morals, positions, and a lot of violence
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I have read to you. Witnesses at the end of the era of the transformation of Egyptian society in 1970
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