Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

5 Book Recommendations Written by Anis Mansour


Wed 21 Oct 2020 | 10:00 PM
Rana Atef

Today marks the iconic Egyptian author Anis Mansour’s death. Mansour’s books are still capable of being the main source of knowledge for youth.

Listed on the bestselling lists, Mansour books questions various topics in different fields of knowledge such as history, philosophy, travel writing, articles, and literature.

Travel writing was the most significant contributions by him due to his rich additions in terms of cultures and folk narratives he reviewed through his travels.

Besides his original writings, Mansour enriched the Arabic library with outstanding translations of the masterpieces of German and American literature, alongside his translations of research papers in different fields.

Through this article, SEE introduces book recommendations written by Mansour.

  • Hawl Al A’alam Fi 200 Youm (Around the World in 200 Days)

Hawl Al A’alam Fi 200 Youm is the most celebrated book by Mansour; as a result, it is still on the top of favorite readings of youth.

The book revolves around observing unfamiliar folk traditions in different countries such as India, Singapore, Hong Kong, the US, and Japan from a journalist’s sight. Moreover, the book gives the Arabic readers fresh portraits of those cultures.

  • Talaa’ El Badr A’alaina ( We have the Moon)

This book is a huge turning point in Mansour’s career. Through the book, Mansour provides the reader with his personal story between suspicion and faith. Questioning the real meaning of life through a spiritual journey to Mecca and Al Madina enlightens Mansour's mind to the real meaning of faith and serenity.

Written in profound language and supported with the sense of mixed feelings and hopes, the book touches upon human’s hidden fears, and unannounced questions of existence so it is highly recommended especially for those who need a spiritual guide.

  • Fi Saloon Al Akkad Kanet Lana Ayam (Our Past Days in Al Akkad’s Saloon)

This book can be named as a real cultural treasure or record. It documents the sessions between different authors, thinkers, and scientists who used to gather at Al Akkad home and discuss different intellectual issues together.

The real essence of this book lies in shedding the light on the real personality of Al Akkad and how he succeeded in gaining vast knowledge and his political and literary views.

  • Min Awraq Al Sadat (From Sadat’s Documents)

Through it, Mansour documented and commented on a very sensitive period of Egyptian contemporary history. The temporal scope of the book stretches between Gamal Abdel Nasser and Sadat.

The main importance of this book is reflected in discussing critically the failures and the achievements that occurred during Sadat’s reign including the 6th of October Victory and the Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel.

  • A’agab El Rahalat Fi El Tarekh (The Most Strange Trips in the History)

It is another travel book by Mansour, but its main focus is the unfamiliar traditional behaviors by the people. Mansour not only narrates his personal traveling experience, but also he attempts following the path of past celebrated travelers such as Marco Polo, and emperors who aim to conquer the world like Alexander the Great.