Al-Ahram Weekly On-line
8 - 14 October 1998
Issue No.398
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Al-Hakim's published works

Plays
Ahl Al-Kahf (People of the Cave), 1933; Sheherezade, 1934; Braksa aw Mushkilat Al-Hukm (Praksa or Problems of Governance), 1939; Pygmalion, 1942; Sulayman Al-Hakim (Solomon the Wise), 1943; Al-Malik Udib (King Oedipus), 1949; Masrah Al-Mugtama': 21 Masrahiya (Plays of Social Life: 21 Plays), 1950; Al-Aydi Al-Na'ima (Tender Hands), 1959; Isis, 1955; Al-Safqa (The Deal), 1956; Al-Masrah Al-Munawa': 21 Masrahiya (A Variety of Theatre: 21 Plays), 1956; La'bit Al-Mawt (The Game of Death), 1957; Ashwak Al-Salam (Thorns of Peace), 1957; Rihla ila'l-Ghad (A Journey to Tomorrow), 1957; Al-Sultan Al-Ha'ir (The Perplexed Sultan), 1960; Ya Tali' Al-Shajarah (The Tree Climber), 1962; Al-Ta'am li-kull Fam (Food for Every Mouth), 1963; Shams Al-Nahar (Daytime Sun), 1965; Masir Sirsar (The Fate of a Cockroach), 1966; Al-Warta (The Fix), 1966; Bank Al-Qalaq (Anxiety Bank), 1967; Majlis Al-'Adl (Seat of Justice), 1972; Rahib bayn Nisa' (A Monk among Women), 1972; Al-Dunya Riwaya Hazliya (Life is a Farce), 1974; Al-Hamir (The Donkeys), 1975

Novels and novellas
Awdat Al-Ruh (Return of the Spirit), 1933; Yamiyat Na'ib fil-Aryaf (Diary of a Country Prosecutor), 1937; 'Usfour min Al-Sharq (Bird from the East), 1938; Ash'ab Malik Al-Tufaylayin (Ash'ab King of the Parasites)1938; Raqisat Al-Ma'bad (Temple Dancer), 1939; Al-Ribat Al-Muqaddas (Sacred Bond), 1944; Al-Qasr Al-Mashour (The Enchanted Castle), 1957 -- Taha Hussein co-author

Memoirs
Zahrat Al-'Umr (Flower of Life), 1943; Sijn Al-'Umr (Prison of Life), 1964; Rihla bayn 'Asrayn (Journey between Two Ages), 1972; 'Awdat Al-Wa'i (The Return of Consciousness), 1974; Watha'iq fi Tariq 'Awdat Al-Wa'i (Documents on the Way to the Return of Consciousness), 1975

Short stories
Ahl Al-Fann (People of Art), 1934; 'Ahd Al-Shaytan (The Era of the Devil), 1938; Sultan Al-Zalam (Sultan of Darkness), 1941; 'Adalah wa Fann (Justice and Art), 1953; Arini Allah (Show me God), 1953; Madrasit Al-Mughafalin (School of Idiots), 1953; Laiyat Al-Zifaf (Wedding Night), 1966

Essays, monographs and interviews
Taht Shams Al-Fikr (Under the Sun of Thought), 1938; Himari Qalla Li (My Donkey Said to Me), 1938; Himar Al-Hakim (Al-Hakim's Donkey), 1940; Min Al-Burj Al-'Aji (From the Ivory Tower), 1941; Taht Al-Misbah Al-Akhdar (Under the Green Lantern), 1942; Shajarat Al-Hukm (The Tree of Governance), 1945; Fann Al-Adab (The Art of Literature), 1952; Min Dhikrayat Al-Fann wal-Qadda' (Memories of Art and Jurisprudence), 1953;'Asa Al-Hakim (Al-Hakim's Walking Stick), 1954; Ta'ammulat fil-Siyasa (Meditations on Politics), 1954; Al-Ta'aduliya (Proportionalism), 1955; Qalabuna Al-Masrahi (Our Theatrical Mold); 1967; Hadith Ma'al-Kawkab (A Talk with the Planet), 1974; Thawrat Al-Shabab (Revolution of Youth), 1975; Safahat min Al-Tarikh Al-Adabi (Pages from Literary History), 1975); Bayn Al-Fikr wal-Fann (Thought and Art), 1976; Adab Al-Hayah (Literature of Life), 1976; Tahadiyat Sanat Alfain (Challenges of the Year 2000), 1980; Malamih Dakhiliya (Inner Features), 1982; Al-Ta'aduliyah: ma' Al-Islam wal-Ta'aduliyah (Islam and Proportionalism), 1983; Al-Ahadith Al-Arba'a (Four Interviews), 1983

Poetry collection
Rihlat Al-Rabi' wal-Kharif (Journey of Spring and Fall), 1964