How I Took Up the Pen

The great Syrian writer and novelist Hanna Mina presents in his autobiographical and intellectual book "How I Carried the Pen" (published by Dar Al-Adab for Publishing and Distribution) an exceptional and profound testimony on the birth of his literature and passion for the written word. Mina opens his heart to the reader, recounting his arduous journey from the depths of poverty, hardship, and port pavements to the pinnacle of epic Arab literature. The author clarifies that writing was never an academic luxury or intellectual pastime for him, but an existential necessity and a outcry defending human dignity and the marginalized. Through an eloquent literary style combining honest confession with splendid expression, Mina reviews novelistic craft secrets, the rituals accompanying the labor of his immortal works, and the initial spark compelling his hand, toughened by sea toil, to hold the pen and weave splendid human epics.

Because it offers readers and aspiring writers an inspiring literary and human guide, revealing in an honest, warm style how suffering and sincerity forge an exceptional author.

For all writing and literature enthusiasts, lovers of Hanna Mina's works wishing to understand his novelistic craft behind the scenes, and anyone seeking an inspiring story of triumph over hardship.