Ibrahim Abdel Meguid (born 2 December 1946) is an Egyptian novelist and author. His best-known works form the "Alexandria Trilogy": ''No One Sleeps in Alexandria'', ''Birds of Amber'', and ''Clouds Over Alexandria''. These have been translated into English and French.
Early life and education
Meguid was born in
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
. He studied philosophy at
Alexandria University. He obtained his BA in 1973 and moved to
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
the following year.
Works
* المسافات
'Al-Masafât''(1983). ''Distant Train'', translated by
Hosam M. Aboul-Ela (2007)
*بيت الياسمين
'Bayt al-yasâmin''(1987). ''The House of Jasmine'', trans. Noha Radwan (2012)
*البلدة الأخرى
'Al Balda al-ukhrâ''(1991). ''The Other Place'', trans.
Farouk Abdel Wahab
Farouk Abdel Wahab Mustafa (Arabic: عبد الوهاب، فاروق; – 3 April 2013), pen name Farouk Abdel Wahab, was an Egyptian academic and translator based in the USA. He was born in Tanta and studied at the University of Cairo. He receiv ...
(1997)
* لا أحد ينام في الإسكندرية
'La Ahad yanam fil Iskandariya''(1996). ''No One Sleeps in Alexandria'', trans. Farouk Abdel Wahab (2004)
* طيور العنبر
'Toyour al-anbar''(2000). ''Birds of Amber'', trans. Farouk Abdel Wahab (2005)
*في كل أسبوع يوم جمعة
'Fi koulli ousbou yawmou joumoua''(2009). ''Every Week Has a Friday''
* الإسكندرية في غيمة
'Iskandriya fi ghayma''(2012). ''Clouds Over Alexandria'', trans. Kay Heikkinen (2019)
Awards and honors
* 1996
Naguib Mahfouz Medal The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is a literary award for Arabic literature.[Sawiris Cultural Award
The Sawiris Cultural Award is an Egyptian literary prize, awarded annually by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. It was inaugurated in 2005 with prizes in two categories: novels and short stories. Since then, additional categories in sc ...]
, for ''Every Week Has a Friday''
* 2015
Katara Prize for Arabic Novel
The Katara Prize for Arabic Novel is an Arabic literary prize based in Qatar. It was established in 2014 by the Katara Cultural Village. The total prize pool is $650,000 and the main prize $200,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes ...
, inaugural co-winner for ''Adagio''
See also
*
Rasha Adly
*
Radwa El Aswad
*
Ahmed Mourad
Ahmed Mourad ( ar, أحمد مراد; born February 14, 1978) is an Egyptian author and screenwriter of fiction and non-fiction.
Writings
''Vertigo''
Mourad's work came in the year of 2007, when he wrote his first novel, '' Virtego (Arabic: ...
References
External links
Article by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid in Al-Ahram on the Egyptian revolution
1946 births
Living people
Writers from Alexandria
Egyptian novelists
Recipients of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
Alexandria University alumni
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