The mirrors (Dar Al Shorouk edition)

There are two types of government; a government brought by the people, which gives the individual their right to human respect even at the expense of the state, and a government brought by the state, which gives the state its right to sanctity even at the expense of the individual. A narration told by an employee who experienced the period between the 1919 Revolution and the 1967 setback, to take us through very beautiful autobiographies. 55 characters with 55 stories, presenting a political and social history of Egypt, while the impact of defeat casts its shadow over everyone, reminding us that there are those who "challenge Israel to do to us what we did to ourselves." And the mirrors are a novel of characters in independent units, connected by the narrator, through a series of pen portraits “portraits” blending the novel and the short story, and there has always been debate about the truth of the characters in the mirrors and their existence in real life. "Don't overdo it in idealism or you'll become disgusted," as our great writer reminds us in the novel, which is about the world of school friends, work, and residence. It is Naguib Mahfouz's mirrors... Read it and you will find yourself in one of the stories. "Human purity comes from the outside as much as it comes from the inside, and we must provide light and pure air if we want blooming flowers." And the novel “The Mirrors” was first published in 1972, and cinema was inspired by one of its characters for the film “My Love Princess,” directed by Hassan Imam in 1974, starring Soad Hosni and Hussein Fahmy. Author: Naguib Mahfouz Pages: 365 Al-Sinn Store