Egyptian literature

Museum displaying belongings of Naguib Mahfouz ready March 30
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Museum displaying belongings of Naguib Mahfouz ready March 30

Fathy Abdel Wahab, head of the cultural development fund, announced that the Naguib Mahfouz museum at the Muhammed Bek Abu…
An unholy trinity: Leading journalist’s latest novel navigates religion, media and state security
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An unholy trinity: Leading journalist’s latest novel navigates religion, media and state security

If you’ve ever watched Ibrahim Eissa’s political talk show on television, then you would know what to expect from his…
‘Toya’: A Disneysque fairytale by Judge Ashraf el-Ashmawi
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‘Toya’: A Disneysque fairytale by Judge Ashraf el-Ashmawi

“Toya,” one of the three Egyptian novels on the 2013 International Prize for Arab Fiction long list, is a feel…
‘Year of the Dragon’ novel explores the underworld of Egyptian bureaucracy
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‘Year of the Dragon’ novel explores the underworld of Egyptian bureaucracy

Egyptian novelist Mohamed Rabie comes off very shy compared to the daring topics he delves into in “The Year of…
A young Egyptian writer retires
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A young Egyptian writer retires

Kareem al-Sayyad, a 31-year old Egyptian writer, recently announced his retirement through a Facebook event, saying that he would devote…
A story of new writing
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A story of new writing

The feeling author Muhammed Aladdin offers his readers in his latest collection of 23 short stories, “The Small and the…
Traveling under ‘The Seven Skies’
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Traveling under ‘The Seven Skies’

“He who passes place and time lightly, Doesn’t let place enslave him, or time waste him” (From “The Beauty of…
Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive
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Soueif’s ‘Cairo: My City’ spins stories within stories to keep a revolution alive

  Ahdaf Soueif’s “Cairo: My City, Our Revolution” is an addition to the blossoming genre of “revolution diary” literature. It…
In other words: Trust your translator?
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In other words: Trust your translator?

Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher made headlines last year when he filed a suit against the American University in Cairo (AUC)…
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
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Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?

Yusuf al-Qa'id's acclaimed novel, “War in the Land of Egypt,” was set during the brief October 1973 war and published…
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