Aunt Safiyya and The Monastery (Novel)
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| Author | Bahaa Taher |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Language | Arabic |
| Published | year 1991 |
| Publisher | Dar Al Adab |
| Pages | 141 |
| ISBN | 9789953890081 Search this book on  . |
Aunt Safiyya and The Monastery is a novel for the storyteller, broadcaster and story writer Bahaa Taher. As he was born I Upper Egypt (Al Aqsar), year 1936. He started his career by publishing his first of collection of short stories entitled (The Engagement), year 1972. Adding his last work (In Praise of the Novel). [1]
Inspiration[edit]
This novel discusses the events that took place in Bahaa Taher imagination, which he mentioned that they were inspired by a reality he was living in as a child. In addition, he explained that his father played a major role in creating and building this imagination through his good treatment of others as well as his emulation of Islamic morals and beliefs in dealing with others. He quoted (My father was an azhari pious man, may God have mercy on him. Adding that he raised us to be good Muslims and pray God that we be like that). [2]
Story Events[edit]
The events of this novel revolves around many transformations that occur in the village that used to have a strong respect bond and friendship between its people of different religious sects. However, he began on its first page by showing scenes of a Muslim child disturbing cakes to Christians and an Azhari sheikh taking his son to the monastery. Next, the main character Safiyya, who was born as an orphan and was secured by the narrator’s father. Moreover, her beauty was distinguished as she was surprised by the protagonist Harbi, who did not reciprocate the same feeling. She figured out that after he came to their house to betrothed to her uncle, wo was known for his wealth and abundance of money. Her uncle gives birth to a son, adding that problems between Harbi and his uncle and that was because we thought that Harbi would kill his own son for his greediness. In addition, Harbi faced torture among the villagers as he attacks the guards and kills his uncle, which leads him to prison. As he escaped from it because of his illness and took refuge in the monastery at the holy site of Chai, who in turn treated him well, but fate wanted Harbi to die. Although Harbi’s death was a total shock to Saffiyah, she fell into a coma muttering (If Harbi proposed to me, then inform the Bek that I agree to any dowry he pays). Next, she died afterwards, and the story ends with changing everything. The village, the monastery, and the holy place of Chai, who was sent to a sanatorium after he became a burden in the village. In conclusion, the narrator asks himself (I ask myself if there is a child carrying cakes to the monastery in a white cardboard box? And I ask myself if they still give their neighbors those small dates? I ask myself… many other questions).[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "خالتي صفية والدير (رواية)". المعرفة (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ دبي, محمد إسماعيل-. "«خـالتي صفـية والدير».. «حدوتة» كانت مصرية". www.emaratalyoum.com (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ↑ دبي, محمد إسماعيل-. "«خـالتي صفـية والدير».. «حدوتة» كانت مصرية". www.emaratalyoum.com (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
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