Ibrahim Abdel Meguid (Arabic: إبراهيم عبد المجيد, romanized: Ibrāhīm ʻAbd al-Majīd; born 2 December 1946) is an Egyptian novelist and author.[1] His best-known works form the "Alexandria Trilogy": No One Sleeps in Alexandria, Birds of Amber, and Clouds Over Alexandria.[2] These have been translated into English and French.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Meguid was born in Alexandria. He studied philosophy at Alexandria University. He obtained his BA in 1973 and moved to Cairo the following year.[citation needed]
Works
[edit]- 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 (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
[edit]- 1996 Naguib Mahfouz Medal, inaugural winner for The Other Place[4]
- 1996 Cairo International Book Fair, novel of the year, for No One Sleeps in Alexandria
- 2011 Sawiris Cultural Award, for Every Week Has a Friday
- 2015 Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, inaugural co-winner for Adagio[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature – Contributors – Ibrahim Abdel Meguid". www.banipal.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- ^ "CIBF: Ibrahim Abdel Meguid Talks about Writing, Pandemic Literature - Sada El balad". 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-134-58223-5. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". The American University in Cairo Press. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Mlynxqualey (May 21, 2015). "Qatar's New $650K Arabic Novel Prize Gets Relatively Quiet Launch". Arabic Literature (in English). Retrieved June 5, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Article by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid in Al-Ahram on the Egyptian revolution
- Article by Ibrahim Abdel Meguid in Al-Ahram on the cinema halls of Alexandria
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