These are professional readings in contemporary Arabic novels by Prof. Saeed Alwakeel, Ain Shams Univ., Egypt.

In an innovative approach to teaching Modern Standard Arabic, this new content-based book aims to bolster study for advanced students in both linguistic skills and literary appreciation. Learners will read original one-act plays in Arabic by four great but very different playwrights: Tawfiq al-Hakim, Salah Abdul Sabur, Saadallah Wannus, and Abdel Karim Berrechid. The book's main aim is to allow students to understand the content as a basis for studying, evaluating, and appreciating these authors' plays. Creative reading tasks and exercises focus on the writing and literary styles of the four...