The Twenty-Second Day
Encyclopedia
The Twenty-Second Day is a 2007 novel
by Muhammad Aladdin
, and has been published by http://elainpublishing.comِEl-'Ain Publishing House in Egypt
.
in the final scene, we see the painter watches the TV, we could understand he's witnessing the US forces entering Baghdad, then he begin to prepare his suitcase, which gives us a hint he's going to leave the country.
, also known as Alaa Eddin (Arabic:محمـد علاء الديـن) . Aladdin has gained acclamation for his first novel published The Gospel According to Adam
(Arabic:إنجيل آدم) in January 2006. The work has been hailed by writers like Baha Tahir
and Sonallah Ibrahim
to be among the best of a promising new crop. Then came The Twenty-Second day (Arabic: اليوم الثاني و العشرون) in 2007, published by El 'Ain publishing house. The novel gained a warm receiving from the either readers and writers, it "has a specific uniques world was delightfully presented by Aladdin", as Muhammad Hisham 'Abya wrote in the Egyptian famous http://www.boswtol.com/aldiwan/nkasakees_137_06.htmlboswtol website, and "it follow up his (Aladdin) first novel The Gospel According to Adam, continuing his writing usual course which is anti-stereotyping and anti-mechanical", As Nour Al- Asa'd wrote in the prestigious Lebanese newspaper Nahar ( April 24, 2007), "having such minimalistic language and style, clearing psychological depth in either the hero's persona, or towards the world around" as the Egyptian notable writer Baha' Taher
commented in a seminar held for the novel.
In an interview with the Egyptian prestigious literary newspaper Al Adab, it was mentioned the seceret of the title, the twenty-second day, by referring to the day US forces entered Baghdad, and the connection between a failure of a love affair, as a personal matter, and the failure of a pan-Arab dream, as a general matter. "it's like you are very far and very close in the same time", said Aladdin, commenting on the not that this connection isn't so easy to discover.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Muhammad Aladdin
Muhammad Aladdin
Muhammad Aladdin, also known as Alaa Eddin is an Egyptian novelist, short story writer, and script writer. Aladdin has gained acclamation for his first novel published The Gospel According to Adam in January 2006...
, and has been published by http://elainpublishing.comِEl-'Ain Publishing House in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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Plot introduction
A young man, a pianist who hates piano, goes into a stormy relationship with a divorced woman who's older than he is for ten years. This woman, a painter and artistic trainer for children, was his first choice in 26 years of life as a slave for his father's wishes, or maybe it's the cosmic wishes of fate itself, as he might feel as a crushed young man who wished to be anything but being what he is. He received a total shock when the woman dumped him at last, did an abortion for his baby, and tells him that they can't live up the relation they have, because it goes to be crushed, sooner or later.in the final scene, we see the painter watches the TV, we could understand he's witnessing the US forces entering Baghdad, then he begin to prepare his suitcase, which gives us a hint he's going to leave the country.
Literary significance & criticism
The second novel published for the Egyptian writer Muhammad AladdinMuhammad Aladdin
Muhammad Aladdin, also known as Alaa Eddin is an Egyptian novelist, short story writer, and script writer. Aladdin has gained acclamation for his first novel published The Gospel According to Adam in January 2006...
, also known as Alaa Eddin (Arabic:محمـد علاء الديـن) . Aladdin has gained acclamation for his first novel published The Gospel According to Adam
The Gospel According to Adam
The Gospel According To Adam is a 2006 novel by Muhammad Aladdin, and has been published by in Egypt. It is his first novel followed by The Twenty-Second Day in 2007.-Plot introduction:...
(Arabic:إنجيل آدم) in January 2006. The work has been hailed by writers like Baha Tahir
Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher , sometimes transliterated as Bahaa Tahir, Baha Taher, or Baha Tahir, is an Egyptian novelist who writes in Arabic. He was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008.-Life:...
and Sonallah Ibrahim
Sonallah Ibrahim
Son'allah Ibrahim is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer and one of the "Sixties Generation" who is known for his leftist and nationalist views which are expressed rather directly in his work...
to be among the best of a promising new crop. Then came The Twenty-Second day (Arabic: اليوم الثاني و العشرون) in 2007, published by El 'Ain publishing house. The novel gained a warm receiving from the either readers and writers, it "has a specific uniques world was delightfully presented by Aladdin", as Muhammad Hisham 'Abya wrote in the Egyptian famous http://www.boswtol.com/aldiwan/nkasakees_137_06.htmlboswtol website, and "it follow up his (Aladdin) first novel The Gospel According to Adam, continuing his writing usual course which is anti-stereotyping and anti-mechanical", As Nour Al- Asa'd wrote in the prestigious Lebanese newspaper Nahar ( April 24, 2007), "having such minimalistic language and style, clearing psychological depth in either the hero's persona, or towards the world around" as the Egyptian notable writer Baha' Taher
Bahaa Taher
Bahaa Taher , sometimes transliterated as Bahaa Tahir, Baha Taher, or Baha Tahir, is an Egyptian novelist who writes in Arabic. He was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008.-Life:...
commented in a seminar held for the novel.
In an interview with the Egyptian prestigious literary newspaper Al Adab, it was mentioned the seceret of the title, the twenty-second day, by referring to the day US forces entered Baghdad, and the connection between a failure of a love affair, as a personal matter, and the failure of a pan-Arab dream, as a general matter. "it's like you are very far and very close in the same time", said Aladdin, commenting on the not that this connection isn't so easy to discover.
External links
- The Twenty-Second Day page on Official El 'Ain Publishing house website
- The Twenty-Second Day - A critique on The Twenty-Second Day on boswtol website
- The Twenty-Second Day - An interview with Muhammad Aladdin in Akhbar Al Adab
- The Twenty-Second Day - An excerpt in Akhbar Al Adab