Description
A new paperback edition of the winner of the 1999 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
About the Author
Edwar al-Kharrat was born, raised, and educated in Alexandria. His first book of short stories, High Walls, was published in 1959. Since then he has written novels, criticism, and poetry. He is the winner of numerous international awards, including the Cavafi Prize. Ferial Ghazoul is an Iraqi scholar, critic, and translator. She is professor of English and comparative literature at the American University in Cairo and has written extensively on gender issues in modern and medieval literature. John Verlenden is a writing instructor in the Department of Rhetoric and Composition at the American University in Cairo, and an anthologized writer of short stories. He and Dr. Ghazoul won the King Fahd translation prize from University of Arkansas in 1997 for Egyptian poet Muhammad Afifi Matar's Quartet of Joy.
Book Information
ISBN 9789774166259
Author Edwar al-Kharrat
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint The American University in Cairo Press
Publisher The American University in Cairo Press
Weight(grams) 526g