Technical and thematical analysis of Zeyneb Fevvâz's novel named al-Malik Kûruş

One of the most important female figures of modern Arabic literature and the Nahda movement, Zeyneb Fawwaz was a writer, poet and intellectual who lived in Lebanon, Syria and Egypt between 1846-1914. Fawwaz, who had an interest in literature since her early youth, wrote novels, plays, biographies, poems and encyclopedic works, as well as writing numerous articles in newspapers and magazines. In her works, she focused on issues such as women's rights, education and their role in social life within the Islamic framework; in addition to these issues, she addressed religious, social and political issues from a social realist perspective and expressed her views on social problems. The novel al-Malik Kûruş, which is the subject of our study, is a summary of Fawwaz's literary personality, world of thought and philosophy of life. In this novel, Fevvâz dealt with the religious, social, political and communal issues of the period and society in which he lived, through a historical period and characters, using a literary language, and expressed his criticisms and views towards the authorities and social structure of his time.