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		12 - 18 September 2002 Issue No. 603 Opinion	Current issue Previous issue Site map
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Dream worlds
By Naguib Mahfouz

There was a time, though not really for very long, when dreams became a major source of inspiration for me. I wrote several stories under the title Dreams of Convalescence. But now I wake up unable to remember any of my dreams. I remember having dreams, I know that they happened, but try as I might I can remember few, if any, details.
The fact is, though, that I have already recorded many of my dreams, from the time when they were easy to recollect, in works that are yet to be published. Yet I worry about my current inability to remember my dreams. This, I hope, is a temporary situation -- perhaps my mind is too busy with other things for the time being. Once I find myself more at ease I hope I will be able to remember my dreams.
There was a time when I stopped writing for a few years, when I lost the desire to write or even read. This is no longer the case. I want to write, but I still have to wait for my muse.
Based on an interview by Mohamed Salmawy