Gamal al-Ghitani
Gamal al-Ghitani | |
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| Born | 9 May 1945 Juhaynah, Sohag Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 18 October 2015 (aged 70) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Journalist, author, novelist |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
Gamal al-Ghitani (
Life and works
Gamal al-Ghitani was born in Juhaynah,
After becoming a journalist, al-Ghitani continued to write historical fiction, and many of his stories are set in Cairo. He also wrote about many cultural and political topics, notably the level of censorship in modern-day Egypt. In an effort to help promote the Arab literary culture, he helped found the literary magazine "Gallery 68".
In 1980, he was awarded with the Egyptian National Prize for Literature, and in 1987, the French Chevalier de l'
Gamal al-Ghitani was married to the Egyptian journalist Magda El-Guindy, editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram's children's magazine "Alaaeddin". He has a son, Mohammad, and a daughter, Magda. He died on 18 October 2015 at the El Galaa Hospital For Armed Forces Officers Families in Cairo.[2]
Bibliography
- Awraq Shab ‘Asha mundhu Alf ‘Am, 1969
- Ard .. Ard, 1972.
- الزيني بركات [Al-Zaynī Barakāt] (1974). Zayni Barakat, trans. Farouk Abdel Wahab (Viking, 1988).
- Al-Hisar min Thalath Gihat, 1975.
- Hikayat el-Gharib, 1976.
- وقائع حارة الزعفراني [Waqāʾiʿ ḥārat al-Zaʿfarānī] (1976). Incidents in Zafrani Alley, trans. Peter O'Daniel (1986) and later by Farouk Abdel Wahab as The Zafarani Files (American University in Cairo Press, 2009).
- al-Rifai, 1977.
- Dhikr ma Jara, 1978.
- Khiṭaṭ al-Ghīṭānī (1980)
- كتاب التجليات [Khitāb al-tajalliyāt] (three volumes) (1983–1986). The Book of Epiphanies, partial trans. Farouk Abdel Wahab (American University in Cairo Press, 2012).
- Muntasaf Layl al-Ghurba, 1984.
- Ahrash al-Madina, 1985.
- Ithaf aI-Zaman bi-Hikayat Jalbi al-Sultan, 1985.
- Risala min al-Sababa wal Wagd, 1988.
- Ayam El Ro'ab (1988).
- Shath al-Madina, 1990.
- Risilat al-Basi'ir fi al-Masi'ir, 1989.
- Thimar al Waqt,1990.
- Asfar al-Asfar, 1992.
- Asfar al-Mushtaq, 1992.
- Ha-tif al-Maghib, 1992.
- Min Daftar al-'Ishq wal-Ghurba, 1993.
- Naftha Masdur, 1993.
- متون الأهرام [Mutun al-Ahram] (1994). Pyramid Texts, trans. Humphrey Davies (American University in Cairo Press, 2007).
- Shatf al-Nar, 1996.
- Hikayat Al Mo'asasa, 1997.
- نثار المحو [Nithar al-mahw] (2005). Traces: A Memoir, trans. Nader K. Uthman (American University in Cairo Press, 2020).
- Al Zowail, 2006
- نجيب محفوظ يتذكر [Al-majālis al-Maḥfūẓīyah] (2006). The Mahfouz Dialogs, trans. Humphrey Davies (American University in Cairo Press, 2007).
- Rinn, 2008
References
- ^ a b c Safaa Azab (7 August 2014). "Gamal El-Ghitani: Nasser should have listened to Naguib Mahfouz". Asharq Al Awsat. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Award Winning Novelist Gamal Al Ghitani Dies At Age 70". The Palestine Telegraph. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015.
External links
- Gamal el-Ghitani from Egypt state information service.
- Juror's biography from the Lettre Ulysses Award
- Gamal El Ghitani profile from the Ahram Weekly
- Ghitani's page - in French - on the Adab site devoted to contemporary Egyptian literature
- Originality Under the Guardianship of Ibn 'Arabi
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