Joha (Arabic Edition)

In this book, Abbas Mahmoud El-Aqqad discusses laughter, its various causes and types. He attempts to find out why we laugh. He further cites many views of various thinkers about laughter. He mentions that in every society there is this common character that we attribute many anecdotes, usually the funny ones, to. Joha embodies this common character in our culture. There are many anecdotes and situations of Joha that are funny and there are those of wisdom as well. The writer chooses 60 anecdotes of Joha to present to the readers. The book as a whole is an explanation on how important laughter is in our lives.