From afar

From a distant time and place, «Taha Hussein» directed his words to the sons of his era, and their echo has continued to resonate until today. So, the book in our hands conveys a picture of Egyptian reality in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, and it was portrayed by the "Dean of Arab Literature" through a conscious perspective, with his lenses moving away and coming closer to encompass the full picture, then he involves the reader in studying and analyzing that image; so that reading results in an intellectual vision that distinguishes it, and it serves as a lesson for successive generations across ages. From Paris, Belgium, and his many travels, the Dean wrote his reflections inspired by movement and alienation, and the different cultures he experienced allowed him to reconsider many cultural and political issues, and to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between science and religion, with the ability to distinguish between seriousness and humor.