Chaled al-Khamissi
Chaled al-Khamissi (born September 27, 1962 in Cairo ; also Chalid al-Khamissi or Khaled el-Khamissi ) is an Egyptian writer and journalist .
Life
Al-Chamissi studied political science at the University of Cairo and completed his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris with a Master of Arts in foreign policy. He lives and works in Cairo as a journalist for Egyptian newspapers, including for Al Ahram , and has made a name for himself as a critical observer of social conditions. As a filmmaker, director and screenwriter, he also made numerous feature films and documentaries .
Al-Chamissi's first literary work Taxi became a bestseller in his home country and sold over 35,000 times. There are translations into English, French, Greek, Italian and Spanish as well as into German and Polish. Since the beginning of the revolution in Egypt in 2011 , he has reported regularly in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on developments in his home country.
Works
- English: taxi. Aflame Books, London 2007, ISBN 978-1-906300-02-9
- German: In the taxi. On the way in Cairo , Lenos Verlag, Basel 2011, ISBN 978-3-85787-413-0
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Noah's Ark (ar.Safinat Nuh), Dar al-Shuruq, Cairo 2009
- German: Arche Noah , Lenos Verlag, Basel 2012, ISBN 978-3-85787-422-2 .
- German: The scent of freedom and lemons. The Egyptian Revolution and the responsibility of the intellectuals in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung of March 13, 2011, page 30
- German: The switch , in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from October 9, 2011, page 67
Web links
- Chaled al-Chamissi at the Berlin Literature Festival
- Web presence ( archived version from September 5, 2013 on archive.org )
- Deutsche Welle about taxi
Individual evidence
- ↑ Suicide of the stereotypes in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung on December 2, 2012, page 29
- ↑ Larissa Bender: On the pulse of the revolution. Chalid al-Khamissi: In the taxi. Out and about in Cairo , Lenos Verlag , deutschlandfunk.de , March 24, 2011
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from February 13, 2011, page 19: The taxi writer from Cairo and Let's celebrate!
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | al-Chamissi, Chaled |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Al Khammissi, Khaled |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo , Egypt |