Alaa Al Aswany

Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing
Books

Acclaimed novelist praises revolution, blasts regime holdovers at book-signing

On Sunday evening, a crowd of about one hundred expatriates, foreign journalists and Anglophone Egyptians congregated between the bookshelves of…
Alaa al-Aswany protests Hebrew translation of novel
Egypt

Alaa al-Aswany protests Hebrew translation of novel

One of Egypt's best-selling novelists has lashed out at an unauthorized Hebrew translation of his best known novel, describing it…
Defying despotism
Books

Defying despotism

In this, the second of a two-part interview series, acclaimed novelist Dr. Alaa Al Aswany discusses presiding over literary competitions,…
On writing, simply
Books

On writing, simply

Consummate writer, Dr. Alaa Al Aswany has been known to spend his early morning hours hammering out his challenging works…
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