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Hamdy El-Gazzar
Hamdy el-Gazzar ( ar, حمدي الجزار; born 1 October 1970) is an Egyptian writer. He was born in Giza and studied philosophy at Cairo University. He has been publishing since the 1990s; his literary output includes novels, short stories, stage plays and screenplays. His first novel (''Sehr Aswad'') ''Black Magic'' won the Sawiris Prize and has been translated into English by Humphrey Davies. His second novel ''Ladhdhat Sirriyya'' (''Secret Pleasures'') was published in 2008. Hamdy el-Gazzar was one of the 39 young Arab authors chosen by the Beirut39 project. See also * Mohamed Salah El Azab Mohamed Salah El Azab ( ar, محمد صلاح العزب; born 19 September 1981) is an Egyptian writer and novelist. Early life He was born in Cairo. He has published several novels and short story collections, and has won multiple awards for hi ... References Egyptian novelists 1970 births Living people Cairo University alumni {{Egypt-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giza
Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 million as of 2021. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, southwest of central Cairo, and is a part of the Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than north of Memphis (''Men-nefer''), which was the capital city of the first unified Egyptian state from the days of the first pharaoh, Narmer. Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau, the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples. Giza has always been a focal point in Egypt's history due to its location close to Memphis, the ancient pharaonic capital of the Old K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
