Siham Bayyumi (; born 1949) is an

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writer and journalist. She was born in

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and received a bachelor's degree in social science from

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in 1974. She has worked as a journalist at the

newspaper

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, and has published works of both fiction and non-fiction. Her books include the short story collection ''Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl''. Her historical novel ''Ayyam al-Qabbuti'' dealt with the excavation of the

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. Her work has been translated into Italian by Elisabetta Bartuli and appeared in a 2001 anthology titled ''Rose del Cairo''.

Selected works

* ''Kharait Lil-Mawj'' * ''Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl: Qisas Qasirah'' * ''Ayyam al Qabbuti''

References

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Extract from ''Ayyam al-Qabbuti'' published in Al-Ahram Hebdo (June 2003), translated from Arabic to French by Djamel Si-Larbi
1949 births Novelists from Cairo Journalists from Cairo Living people Helwan University alumni {{Egypt-writer-stub