Mohammed Abdel Nabi ( ar, محمد عبد النبي; born 1977) is an

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

ian writer. He studied languages at

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. Abdel Nabi has published books in a number of genres, including short stories, novellas and novels. A freelance translator by profession, Abdel Nabi also runs a creative writing workshop.

Awards and honors

His novel ''The Return of the Sheikh'' was nominated for the

Arabic Booker Prize The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic ...

. In 2010, his short story collection ''The Ghost of Anton Chekhov'' won the Sawiris Literature Prize. His novel ''In the Spider's Room'' was shortlisted for the 2017

International Prize for Arabic Fiction The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic ...

References

1977 births Living people Egyptian novelists People from Dakahlia Governorate Al-Azhar University alumni {{egypt-writer-stub