Mahmoud El Wardany

The Lady from Tel Aviv: 38 years of exile
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The Lady from Tel Aviv: 38 years of exile

The second edition of Palestinian writer Rabai al-Madhoun's novel Al-Sayyeda Min Tal Abib (The Lady from Tel Aviv) was published…
The Status of Arts: Last publication of Ahmed Fouad Selim
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The Status of Arts: Last publication of Ahmed Fouad Selim

El-Fann wa Ahwalou  (The Status of Arts) is the last book Ahmed Fouad Selim, a critic and artist, reviewed for…
The last dinner
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The last dinner

The new collection of stories by novelist Mohamed el-Mansi Qandil, titled Ashaa Berefqat Aisha (A Dinner with Aisha) consists of…
History of dispute, invitation to sorrow
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History of dispute, invitation to sorrow

"Some of us nibble on bread, While the others go window-shopping. We often wander around aimlessly, Chattering to color the…
The line separating the East from the West
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The line separating the East from the West

A second edition of Ahdaf Soueif's collection of stories, entitled Zeinat al-Hayah (The Ornaments of Life), was recently published by…
Thorns of life
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Thorns of life

A second collection of 17 poems by Egyptian colloquial poet Abdel Rahim Youssef has been published under the title Qetta…
When the Nile overflows
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When the Nile overflows

The new collection of stories by Hedra Gerges, entitled Beldabt kana Youshbeh al-Soura (He looked Exactly like the Picture) consists…
Thorns of life
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Thorns of life

A second collection of 17 poems by Egyptian colloquial poet Abdel Rahim Youssef has been published under the title Qetta…
Qahwat Ali Malek : A Heliopolis cafe
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Qahwat Ali Malek : A Heliopolis cafe

Although Qahwat Ali Malek (Ali Malek Cafe, Sharqiat 2009) is Megahed el-Tayyeb's first book, the writer has adequately demonstrated remarkable…
Entertaining the soul: Ancient satirical texts
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Entertaining the soul: Ancient satirical texts

El-Zakhaer series has recently published a popular edition of Sidi Ali Bin Sodon el-Beshbeghawi's book Nuzhat al-Nufus wa Mudhik al-Abuus…
At Zahrat al-Bustan
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At Zahrat al-Bustan

Zahrat al-Bustan (The Garden Flower, Merit 2010), by Khaled Ismail, the most prodigious writer of his generation, shares its name…
Gar el-nabi’s scent
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Gar el-nabi’s scent

Etr Qadeem (An Old Scent) is novelist Gar el-Nabi el-Helw's tenth book. Melancholic and nostalgic, this novel touches upon the…
Glimpses of Mohamed Saleh’s life
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Glimpses of Mohamed Saleh’s life

The latest collection of 19 poems titled La Shayaa Yadol ("Nothing Tells") from the late poet Mohamed Saleh was only…
Laylat Safar: Two faiths, one fate
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Laylat Safar: Two faiths, one fate

Laylat Safar ('Departure Night') is Mohamed Nagui's seventh novel since 1994, published by Dar al-Hilal shortly before its author went…
Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt
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Amina Rachid: A woman from Egypt

Amina Rachid, the critic, university professor and writer who was always faced difficult choices prefers to work quietly away from…
History on the Nile
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History on the Nile

With its publication of the sixth and final volume of Taqweem el-Nil, or "History written by the Nile," by Amin…
Zaman Gameel Mada (“Good Old Times”)
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Zaman Gameel Mada (“Good Old Times”)

In his latest book, writer Gaber Asfour travels back in time to his early youth, steering clear for the most…
A Critique of the Current Arab Discourse
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A Critique of the Current Arab Discourse

In his latest book, Fi Naqd el-Khetab el-Arabi el-Rahen (A Critique of the Current Arab Discourse), prominent leftist thinker Samir…
A life in translation
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A life in translation

Born in Canada in 1922, and dubbed "the pioneer of Arabic-to-English translation of our time" by literary icon and critic…
Ragoul el-Awatef
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Ragoul el-Awatef

Abdou Gobeir belongs to the seventies' generation of novelists and short-story writers. Since the publication of his first collection of during…
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