Salwa Bakr

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Salwa Bakr ( Arabic سلوى بكر) (* 1949 in Cairo ) is an Egyptian writer .

Life

She studied business administration and theater studies at Ain Shams University in Cairo and then worked as a film and theater critic in Egypt, Cyprus and Lebanon . Today she lives in Cairo. She is one of the leading writers in her country and promotes the intercultural dialogue between the Arab and Western world. In 1993 she received the Deutsche Welle literature prize . As an intellectual, she also regularly participates in critical discussions about Egyptian society.

Her narrative work, which includes novels and short stories, focuses on the situation of women in Egypt today. As a writer she is particularly interested in women from the lower social classes, for example in her novel The Golden Chariot Does Not Go To Heaven , which is set in a women's prison. Her historical novel, The Man from Bashmour , was named one of the 100 best Arabic novels by the Arab Writers Union.

"I write about women who are rarely seen by others."

- Salwa Bakr

Works

  • Atija's Shrine (1992), novel
  • The Only Flower in the Swamp (1994), novel
  • The Golden Chariot Does Not Go To Heaven (1997), novel
  • The Man from Bashmour (2007), Roman, engl. translation

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Burgmer: Hort of critical intelligence. Egyptian intellectuals and the intercultural dialogue. A radio essay. April 17, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ DW Literature Prize. In: Chronicle of the ARD. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Elie Chalala: Novelist Salwa Bakr Dares to Say it Aloud on Revolution's Successes and Failures. In: Al Jadid Magazine, USA. 2015, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  4. ↑ M Lynx Qualey: ArabLit Re-runs: Salwa Bakr on 'Women and Arabic Literature'. In: ArabLit. June 16, 2014, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  5. ^ Claudia Mende: Portrait of the Egyptian writer Salwa Bakr. qantara.de, September 24, 2012, accessed on July 6, 2019 .
  6. ^ American University in Cairo Press: The Man from Bashmour. In: AUCPress. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (American English).
  7. ^ M Lynx Qualey: Best 100 Arabic Books (According to the Arab Writers Union): 101-105. In: ArabLit. May 7, 2010, accessed July 8, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bakr, Salwa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo