Mekkawi Said
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Mekkawi Said (Arabic: مكاوي سعيد; 6 July 1956 – 2 December 2017) was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer.[1][2]
Early life[]
He studied at Cairo University. He worked as a scriptwriter and publisher, operating the Al-Dar publishing house in Cairo.[3]
Career[]
Said published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 1981. Since then, he has published several more short story collections and two novels. His second novel Cairo Swan Song was a bestseller and was nominated for the inaugural Arabic Booker Prize in 2008. The novel has also been translated into English by and published by the AUC Press.
Awards and honors[]
Said was a recipient of the Egyptian State Prize for Literature.
References[]
- ^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Mekkawi Said". www.banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Egyptian author Mekkawi Said, 2008 Arabic Booker Prize nominee, dies - Books - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Mekkawi Said — internationales literaturfestival berlin". www.literaturfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2017 deaths
- People from Cairo
- Egyptian novelists
- Egyptian male short story writers
- Egyptian short story writers
- Egyptian writer stubs