Mansura Eseddin
Mansura Eseddin (* 1976 ; Arabic منصورة عز الدين, DMG Manṣūra ʿIzz ad-Dīn , also Mansoura Ez-Eldin ) is an Egyptian novelist and journalist .
Life
Mansura Eseddin was born in 1976 in a village in the Nile Delta . She studied journalism at Cairo University . After graduating in 1998, she began working for television. Then she published her first texts in newspapers and magazines.
In 2001 the renowned publisher Merit published her collection of short stories Dhaw'a Muhtaz , which was followed three years later by the highly acclaimed debut novel Matahat Maryam . Two novels were then published - Maryam's Maze in 2004 and Wara al-Firdaws in 2009. Her works have been translated into several languages.
Wara al-Firdaws was published in the German translation by Hartmut Fähndrich in September 2011 under the title Hinter dem Paradies in the Zürcher Unionsverlag .
Eseddin was selected for Beirut39 at the 2009 Hay Literature Festival in Beirut , as one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 40. In 2010 she was the only woman nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction .
Mansura Eseddin works for the literary magazine Akhbar al-Adab and is considered one of the most promising authors of the Arabic language.
bibliography
- Dhaw'a Muhtaz . Stories, 2001.
- Matahat Maryam . Novel, 2004.
- Wara'a al-Firdaus . Novel, 2009.
- Behind paradise . German translation by Hartmut Fähndrich. Unionsverlag, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-293-00434-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Mansura Eseddin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Review of Behind the Paradise qantara.de , February 22, 2012
- The real revolution is only now. Interview, SonntagsZeitung, accessed on April 20, 2012
- "New constitution does not make Egypt more stable" Interview on the outcome of the constitutional referendum 2012 , in Der Standard
Individual evidence
- ↑ A Literature of Intimacy . Qantara.de, accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ Disenchantment after the ecstasy NZZ Online, accessed on April 20, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eseddin, Mansura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ez-Eldin, Mansoura |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nile Delta |