Mohammed Abdel Nabi ( ar, محمد عبد النبي; born 1977) is an
Egyptian writer. He studied languages at
Al-Azhar University
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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. In 2010, his short story collection ''The Ghost of Anton Chekhov'' won the
Sawiris Literature Prize
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 s ...
. 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 ...
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References
1977 births
Living people
Egyptian novelists
People from Dakahlia Governorate
Al-Azhar University alumni
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