Mahmud Tahir Haqqi

Mahmud Tahir Haqqi (1884-1964[1]) was an Egyptian writer and author of one of the earliest Egyptian novels.[2] He was a founding member of the “New School” of Arabic writing.[3]

Personal life

Haqqi was from a family of Turkish origin. He was the uncle of Yahya Haqqi.[2]

References

Allen, Roger (1992), "The beginnings of the Arabic novel", in Badawī, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá (ed.), Modern Arabic Literature, Volume 3, Cambridge University Press, p. 190, ISBN 0521331978
Brugman, J. (1984), An introduction to the history of modern Arabic literature in Egypt, BRILL, p. 263, ISBN 90-04-07172-5, Yahya Haqqi was born in...a Turco-Egyptian family...Yahya's uncle Mahmud Tahir Haqqi, the author of one of the early Egyptian novels,...
Siddiq, Muhammad (2007), Arab Culture and the Novel: Genre, Identity and Agency in Egyptian Fiction, Routledge, p. 27, ISBN 1135980519

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[Allen-1] Allen, Roger (1992), "The beginnings of the Arabic novel", in Badawī, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá (ed.), Modern Arabic Literature, Volume 3, Cambridge University Press, p. 190, ISBN 0521331978

[Brugman263-2] Brugman, J. (1984), An introduction to the history of modern Arabic literature in Egypt, BRILL, p. 263, ISBN 90-04-07172-5, Yahya Haqqi was born in...a Turco-Egyptian family...Yahya's uncle Mahmud Tahir Haqqi, the author of one of the early Egyptian novels,...

[Siddiq-3] Siddiq, Muhammad (2007), Arab Culture and the Novel: Genre, Identity and Agency in Egyptian Fiction, Routledge, p. 27, ISBN 1135980519