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 ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...
. He studied philosophy at
Alexandria University
Alexandria University () is a public university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fouad University (the name of which was later changed to Cairo University), becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as ...
. He obtained his BA in 1973 and moved to
Cairo
Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...
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, inaugural winner for ''The Other Place''
*1996 Cairo International Book Fair, novel of the year, for ''No One Sleeps in Alexandria''
*2011
Sawiris Cultural Award
The Sawiris Cultural Award is an Culture of Egypt, 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, additiona ...
, 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 Doha-based Katara Cultural Village. The total prize pool is $650,000 and the main prize $200,000, making it one of the richest liter ...
, inaugural co-winner for ''Adagio''
See also
*
Rasha Adly
*
Radwa El Aswad
*
Ahmed Mourad
References
External links
Article by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid in Al-Ahram on the Egyptian revolution
1946 births
Living people
Writers from Alexandria
Egyptian novelists
Alexandria University alumni
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