" The Diaries of Prosecutor's Representative in the Village" in the Light of Criticism

Graduated Student from Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch“The Diaries of Prosecutor’s Representative in the Village” is, nodoubt, one of the most prominent works ever written by Tawfiq Hakim,the contemporary Arab novelist. The proof to this claim can be the factthat the novel has been translated into many other languages, and usedas the basic plot for different movies.In this novel, Tawfiq Hakim, illustrates aspects of Egyptian life witha focus on rural areas. This article aims at reviewing narrative elementsof this novel’s story such as setting, time, character, dialogue, and plot.The story occurs at a place called “al-vajh al-ghabali” during twelvedays of October although the writer tries not to restrict the story line toa specific time span.The author tries to depict characters through their reactions towardthe events, which begin with a gunshot.