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أصدرت الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب ، برئاسة د.هيثم الحاج على ، فى سلسلة نجيب محفوظ التى يرأس تحريرها الكاتب يوسف القعيد كتاب بعنوان " نجيب محفوظ كاتبا مسرحيا " ، تأليف محمود كحيلة. أسهم نجيب محفوظ فى تهميش نصوصه المسرحية بوضعها ضمن مجموعاته القصصية دون تنبيه واضح إلى وجودها. وتبعه فى ذلك نقاد الأدب الذين بحثوا فى رواياته وتجاهلوا نصوصه المسرحية رغم تميزها فى الشكل والمضمون ، وقد كتب محفوظ حوالى ثمانى مسرحيات حملت توقيعه ككاتب درامى وأكدت وجوده ككاتب مسرحى وهذا ما سيكشف عنه هذا الكتاب