Azazeel (novel)

Azazeel (Arabic: عزازيل) is a novel by Youssef Ziedan,[2] published by "Dar Al-Shorouk" in 2008. Its events take place in the fifth century AD between Upper Egypt, Alexandria and northern Syria, following the adoption of Christianity by the Roman Empire, and the ensuing internal sectarian conflict between the church fathers on the one hand, and the new believers on the other hand, declining paganism. The novel won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2009.

Azazeel
AuthorYoussef Ziedan
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic
Genrehistorical-religious
PublishedAtlantic Books[1]
Publication date
2008
Published in English
2012
Pages300 (first edition)
ISBN085789773X

Controversy

The novel caused controversy because it dealt with ancient Christian theological disputes over the nature of Christ and the status of the Virgin, and the persecution that Christians practiced against Egyptian pagans in the periods when Christianity became the religion of the Egyptian majority.

The novel is based on the travels of an Egyptian monk in the fourth century AD. The Coptic Orthodox Church accused the novel of defaming Christianity and inciting sectarian strife between Islamic and Christianity in Egypt.[3]

Awards
  • Winner 2009, The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)[4]

References
  1. "Azazeel". atlantic-books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. Ziedan, Youssef (April 2012). Azazeel. Atlantic Books Ltd. ISBN 978-0857897732.
  3. Mahmood, Saba. "Azazeel and the Politics of Historical Fiction in Egypt". read.dukeupress.
  4. "Winner 2009, The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)". arabicfiction. 2009.
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