Edwar al-Charrat

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Edwar al-Charrat (born March 16, 1926 in Alexandria , † December 1, 2015 in Cairo ) was an Egyptian writer .

Life

After completing a law degree, al-Charrat worked in various fields including banking, insurance and as a journalist. Right from the start, he was involved with Afro-Asian writers' organizations.

At the end of the 1940s he became politically active in the “National Movement” of Egypt, whereupon he had to spend two years under King Faruk in the Abukir and Tur concentration camps .

After his release from prison, he began working as a novelist in Cairo. He also wrote short stories and worked as a critic, translator and editor. His work comprises three volumes of short stories and around ten novels, only a few of which have been published in German.

In 1999 he received the Nagib Mahfuz Prize from the American University in Cairo; In 2004 al-Charrat was a guest of the Arab League at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

Works (selection)

  • 1959: High walls , stories
  • 1985: Saffron soil (Turabha za'faran)
  • 2000: The stones of Bobello

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Egypt: Novelist Edwar Al-Kharrat Passes Away At 89, Leaving Behind a Literary Legacy. In: allafrica.com. December 1, 2015, accessed December 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.literaturfestival.com/bios1_1_6_625.html
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lyrikwelt.de
  4. ↑ http://www.literaturfestival.com/bios1_1_6_625.html
personal data
SURNAME Charrat, Edwar al-
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Alexandria , Egypt
DATE OF DEATH 1st December 2015
Place of death Cairo , Egypt