Abstract
OPPORTUNISM AS ELUSIVELY GOVERNING REALITY IN FATHY GHANEM’S THE MAN WHO LOST HIS SHADOW
The Man Who Lost His Shadow, a novel written by Fathy Ghanem and translated by Dosmond Stewart2, is exceedingly perceptive. The author introduces us to a four-part novel, each part being narrated by a certain character. The first part is narrated by Mabruka, who comes to Cairo to serve Rateb Bey’s family and when her mistress dies, she has to serve Abdul Hamid, a school teacher, only to force him, later, to marry her. Then we have Samia, who tries to be an actress and befriends both Anwar Sami and Yusif. However, she ends by marrying Muhammad Nagi, a journalist who narrates the third part of the novel. An illustrious journalist, Nagi, at the time, is the editor-in- chief of Al-Ayyam, a newspaper. He takes care of Yusif, the fourth character who, at the beginning find it difficult to have a job, but eventually, his opportunism enables him to replace Muhammad Nagi, as the editor-in-chief of the paper.
Keywords
The Man Who Lost His Shadow, a novel written by Fathy Ghanem and translated by Dosmond Stewart2, is
