The quiet nest

About the book We were talking about the state of theaters in Egypt when Mr. Tawfiq Al-Hakim told me that he imagines the National Theater dedicates itself to presenting the heritage of Egyptian theater throughout the year so that this heritage remains alive and present, just as museums preserve historical artifacts, the National Theater should preserve theatrical artifacts. Years passed and Tawfiq Al-Hakim passed away, and the problem became not only in keeping his theatrical heritage alive on the stage but also in its unavailability even as a printed text. A former Arab Culture Minister complained to me that he searched in libraries during his visit to Cairo for a number of Al-Hakim's plays to complete his collection, and he was told they had run out and had not been reprinted for years. From there, my happiness grew for the Dar Al-Shorouk project to republish the complete works of my father, the pioneer of Arab theater, Tawfiq Al-Hakim. Nations do not grow or flourish except insofar as their heritage is present in their present, otherwise their fabric unravels and they lose their past and future together, in history, politics, literature, and arts. Mohamed Salmawy Author: Tawfiq Al-Hakim Pages: 245 Publisher: Dar Al-Shorouk