This author analyzed Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection in plays such as Project for Discussion and Death and Resurrection. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Egyptian author better known for writing about the al-Jawad family in his Cairo Trilogy.
ANSWER: Naguib Mahfouz [or Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha]
[10h] This Egyptian playwright fictionalized the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in his play The People of the Cave. He wrote a sequel to Arabian Nights in which the title Shahrazad leaves behind his anger to discover the source of life.
ANSWER: Tawfiq al-Hakim
[10m] Many of Egyptian playwright Lenin El-Ramly's plays, including In Plain Arabic, are described by this four-word phrase coined by Martin Esslin, which denotes plays analyzing the meaninglessness of the modern world.
ANSWER: Theatre of the Absurd [or théâtre de l'absurde]
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