What happens when justice itself becomes a stranger in the heart of the countryside?

In Diary of a Country Prosecutor, Tawfiq al-Hakim crafts one of modern Arabic literature’s most powerful portraits of rural Egypt in the early twentieth century. Through the eyes of an urban prosecutor sent to a remote village, the novel exposes a world trapped in ignorance, poverty, and disease where corruption and neglect deny even the simplest forms of justice.

With biting satire and profound compassion, al-Hakim turns the prosecutor’s daily notes into a timeless reflection on bureaucracy, morality, and the human cost of indifference. Praised by French critic Raymond Fernandez as a “vivid, ironic, and sometimes harsh depiction of rural life,” this classic work moves beyond social critique to reveal the universal struggle between truth and power.

Candid, witty, and deeply humane, Diary of a Country Prosecutor remains a cornerstone of Arabic fiction and a searing cry for reform.

Publishing Date: 1937
ISBN: 9789770909997
Original Language: Arabic
Pages: 134
Dimentions: 14 x 21 cm