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Jean Mohsen Fahmy
Jean Mohsen Fahmy (born 1942) is an Egyptian Canadian writer. He is most noted for his 2005 novel ''L'Agonie des dieux'', which was the winner of the Trillium Book Award for Trillium Book Award, French, French fiction in 2006, and his 2019 novel ''La sultane dévoilée'', which was the winner of the Christine-Dumitriu-Van-Saanen from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2019. He was a shortlisted Trillium finalist on two other occasions, for ''Amina et le mamelouk blanc'' in 1999"Shortlist picked for Trillium book prize". ''Toronto Star'', March 14, 1999. and for ''Frères ennemis'' in 2010."Munro and Atwood are among finalists for award". ''The Daily Gleaner'', June 9, 2010. Works Fiction Non-fiction * ''Voltaire et l’amitié'' (1972) * ''Études Rousseau Trent'' (1980) * ''Jean-Jacques Rousseau et la société du XVIII siècle'' (1981) * ''Voltaire et Paris'' (1981) * ''Chrétiens d'Orient, le courage et la foi'' (2015) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fahmy, Jean Mohsen 1942 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Canadian
Egyptian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Egyptian descent, first-generation Egyptian immigrants, or descendants of Egyptians who emigrated to Canada. According to the 2011 Census there were 73,250 Canadian citizens who are from Egypt, having an increase compared to those in the 2006 Census. Egyptian-Canadians are mainly either Christians or Muslims. Most Christians are Coptic Orthodox with small numbers of Coptic Catholic and Coptic Protestant. Muslims are mostly Sunni. During the 1960s, 75% of Egyptian immigrants settled in Montreal. By 1991, 49% of Egyptian Canadians were in Quebec, whereas 41% were living in Ontario. By 2011, 54% of Egyptian Canadians were living in Ontario and 31% in Quebec. Most Egyptian Canadians are concentrated in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Religion Throughout the 1970s, immigrants from Egypt to Canada consisted of both Christians and Muslims, who mostly left due to poverty in their home country. Starting in 1985, the Canadian government enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Canadian Novelists
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Canadian Short Story Writers In French
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21st-century Canadian Male Writers
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21st-century Canadian Short Story Writers
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21st-century Canadian Non-fiction Writers
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