Michael Maurice Prince

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Michael Maurice Prince (Coptic : ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲉ ⲡⲣⲓⲛⲥ, Arabic: مايكل موريس برنس; born March 29, 1984), sometimes referred to only as Michael Prince or M. M. Prince (as he always signs his works), is an Egyptian writer. Born to a pious Coptic family in the Upper Egyptian town of Naga Hammadi, and studied medicine at Assiut University for seven years, Michael became deeply immersed and experienced in Upper Egyptian town atmosphere and life-style, and the Coptic cultural and religious heritage. He is well-read both in Arabic and English, and is considering writing in English. His works exhibits his influence by the classics, but also compiles elements both of literary realism and modernism.

Coptic language Latest stage of the Egyptian language

Coptic or Coptic Egyptian, is the latest stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century as an official language. Egyptian began to be written in the Coptic alphabet, an adaptation of the Greek alphabet with the addition of six or seven signs from Demotic to represent Egyptian sounds the Greek language did not have, in the 1st century AD.

Arabic Central Semitic language

Arabic is usually classified as a Central Semitic language, and linguists widely agree that the language first emerged in the 1st to 4th centuries CE.. It is now the lingua franca of the Arab world. It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living in the area bounded by Mesopotamia in the east and the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai Peninsula. Arabic is classified as a macrolanguage comprising 30 modern varieties, including its standard form, Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic.

Copts An ethnoreligious group indigenous to North Africa

The Copts are an ethnoreligious group indigenous to Northeast Africa who primarily inhabit the area of modern Egypt, where they are the largest Christian denomination in the country. Copts are also the largest Christian denomination in Sudan and Libya. Historically, they spoke the Coptic language, a direct descendant of the Demotic Egyptian that was spoken in late antiquity.

Current Status and Works

His first novel, Assiut Citystan [1] [2] ). His second novel, Sonquor’s Crime جريمة سنقر, [3] [4] [5] is a black comedy in which he experiments with the vernacular. He has also published one short story Al-Fitna (The Strife) in Akhbar al-Adab, [6] an Egyptian literary magazine on August 13, 2010. [7]

Black comedy Comic work based on subject matter that is generally considered taboo

Black comedy, also known as dark comedy or gallows humor, is a comic style that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss. Comedians often use it as a tool for exploring vulgar issues, thus provoking discomfort and serious thought as well as amusement in their audience. Popular themes of the genre include death and violence, discrimination, disease, sexuality, religion, and barbarism.

Vernacular common speech variety of a specific population

A vernacular, or vernacular language, is the lect used in everyday life by the common people of a specific population. It is distinguished from national, literary, liturgical or scientific idiom, or a lingua franca, used to facilitate communication across a large area. It is usually native, mostly spoken informally rather than written and usually seen as of lower status than more codified forms. It can be a distinct stylistic register, regional dialect, sociolect or an independent language.

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  7. ↑ الفتنة [ permanent dead link ]
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