اضواء نقدية علي رواية يوميات نائب في الارياف

“The Diaries of Prosecutor’s Representative in the Village” in the Light of Criticism

The Diaries of Prosecutor’s Representative in the Village” is, no doubt, one of the most prominent works ever written by Tawfiq Hakim, the contemporary Arab novelist .The proof to this claim can be the fact that the novel has been translated into many other languages, and used as the basic plot for different movies. In this novel, Tawfiq Hakim, illustrates aspects of Egyptian life with a focus on rural areas. This article aims at reviewing story elements of this novel’s story such as setting, time, character, dialogue, and plot. The story occurs at a place called “al-vajh al-ghabali” during twelve days of October although the writer tries not to restrict the story line to a specific time span. The author tries to depict characters through their reactions toward the events, which begin with a gunshot.