Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim (Arabic: 鬲賵賮賷賯 丕賱丨賰賷賲鈥� Tawf墨q al-岣k墨m) was a prominent Egyptian writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. He was the son of an Egyptian wealthy judge and a Turkish mother. The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are emblematic of the issues that have confronted the Egyptian drama genre as it has endeavored to adapt its complex modes of communication to Egyptian society.
A wonderful book in which Tawfik al-Hakim highlights the strong relationship between justice and art, two seemingly unrelated concepts which in fact are very much related. A seeker of justice does no more than stringing pieces of information and evidence in order to create an exceptional work of art and beauty. In this book, al-Hakim allows us to wander through the paths of his memory to witness some of his and his friends' attempts to achieve justice while he himself is afraid lest in his quest for justice he himself would be unjust.