Investigating Social Issues inNaguib Kylany s Laylon wa Quzban Novel

English Abstracts / 9 Investigating Social Issues in Naguib Kylany s Laylon wa Quzban Novel Mohammad Mehdi Semati * Samaneh Naghavi ** Abstract Literature and the artist are closely related with society and the social and political issues. Literature has played its role very well in conditions which reflects the life of the society and encourages people to reform their society, and when it fights poverty, ignorance, exploitation and develops social justice and freedom. Fiction and in this case novel, used in has been widely used for the development of philosophical, social, political, and cultural thought. The novel " Laylon wa Quzban " is the memorable work by Kylany which has been translated into various languages, and in some Arabic countries appeared on screen. The novel recounts the events that happened in the prison and out of it Prison is the Symbol of the society in which the author lives and its events. Najib Kylany describes features of the Egyptian people, especially those who were under oppression, torture, and rebellion against the ruling regime. He also had a clear picture of repressed feelings, aspirations, pains and sufferings of the prisoners who were under colonial domination. Kylany draws such a clear picture of the atmosphere of the prison that gives the reader the ability to make sense of things as he/she has been in prison. The prison and the events, the people who were imprisoned, spiritual, mental problems, as well as social and political issues attracted the attention of the author. Among the social issues that have a special place in his novels are freedom of women, education, freedom of choice in marriage, and divorce. On the other hand, he shows woman as a beautiful evil. Other issues considered in Kylany s novel are sexual perversion, lie and hypocrisy, humanity and brotherhood, corruption, freedom and tyranny, colonialism, oppression, equality, ignorance and imitation. This article tried at the beginning to talk about Kylany s life, thoughts, and works. Then, the most important social issues in the novel, "Laylon wa Quzban" has been reviewed and considered. Key words: social issues, Najib Kylany, novel, Laylon wa Quzban