Egypt Writers
Edmond Jabès: Life, Works, and Literary Contributions
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Edmond Jabès (1912–1991) stands as one of the most profound and innov…
Egypt Writers
Jehan d’Ivray
Jehan d’Ivray: The French Novelist Who Captured the Spirit of Egypt
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Jehan d’Ivray, the pen name of Jeanne Puech d’Allissac (1861–1940), stands as one o…
Yusuf Idris
Yusuf Idris: The Master of the Arabic Short Story and Voice of Modern Egypt
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Yusuf Idris (1927–1991) remains one of the most influential figures in modern Arabi…
Sonallah Ibrahim
Sonallah Ibrahim: Egypt’s Radical Novelist and Master of Experimental Fiction
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Sonallah Ibrahim (b. 1937) is one of Egypt’s most influential modern writers, widel…
Taha Husayn
Taha Husayn: The Blind Egyptian Scholar Who Became the Dean of Arabic Literature
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Taha Husayn (1889–1973) remains one of the most influential figures in modern Arabi…
Sharif Hetata
Sharif Hetata: Egyptian Physician, Writer, and Political Activist
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Sharif Hetata (1923–2017) stands out as one of Egypt’s most remarkable intellectual…
Georges Henein
Georges Henein: Surrealism, Freedom, and Poetry in Egypt
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Georges Henein (1914–1973) was a cosmopolitan Egyptian poet and cultural figure who…
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Tawfiq al-Hakim: Father of Modern Arabic Theater and Master of Literary Identity
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987) stands as one of Egypt’s most influential dramatists, n…
Gamal al-Ghitani
Gamal al-Ghitani: Egypt’s Master of Historical Allegory and Political Critique
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Gamal al-Ghitani (1945–2015) remains one of Egypt’s most distinguished literary fig…
Fat Ghanim
Fat Ghanim: The Egyptian Novelist Who Captured the Pulse of a Nation
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Fat Ghanim (1924–2000) stands among the significant Egyptian novelists of the 20th …
Elian-Juda Finbert
Elian-Juda Finbert: Francophone Novelist, Poet, and Chronicler of the Nile
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Elian-Juda Finbert (1899–1977) was a Palestinian-born, Egypt-raised F…
Egypt Writers
Alfred Farag: Egypt’s Master Playwright of Justice, History, and Social Commentary
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Alfred Farag (b. 1929, Egypt) is widely regarded as one of Egypt’s most influential…
Egypt Writers
Amal Dunqul: Voice of Defiance in Modern Arabic Poetry
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Amal Dunqul (1940–1983) remains one of the most compelling and defiant voices in 20…
Egypt Writers
Albert Cossery: The Anarchist Sage of the Cairo Streets and Parisian Solitude
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Albert Cossery (1913–2008) occupies a unique and paradoxical space in Francophone l…
Egypt Writers
Andrée Chedid: The Poet of Exile, Memory, and Human Unity
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Andrée Chedid (1920–2011) was a celebrated Francophone poet, novelis…