The days part one and two

He was confident that the world ended on his right side with this canal, which was only a few steps away from him.. And why not, when he could not see the width of this canal, and he did not estimate that this width was small enough for an active young man to jump from one bank to the other. And he did not estimate that the lives of people, animals, and plants are connected behind this canal in the same way they are without it. And he did not estimate that a man could cross this filled canal without reaching his armpits in the water. And he did not estimate that the water is cut off from this canal from time to time, so it becomes a rectangular hole that children play in, searching in its soft ground for the remnants of small fish that died due to the water being cut off. Taha Hussein Through this series, we recall the creative, historical works and critical studies of the Dean of Arab Literature - Dr. Taha Hussein, who made him a model we look at with pride and draw inspiration from his experience. And how much we need the new generations to read these works, which the Egyptian-Lebanese House presents with a comprehensive translation about him, explanations of some words, and an introduction to the figures and places mentioned, by a elite group of professors, each in his field. Author's name: Taha Hussein Year of publication: 2023