Muhammad al-Bissati
Muhammad al-Bissati (* 1937 in Gamalija near Port Said ; † July 14, 2012 ) was an Egyptian writer .
Life
After studying economics, al-Bissati worked for many years as a state auditor. He lives as a writer in Cairo . His literary work includes eleven novels and eight collections of short stories. Houses behind the trees is his first novel in German translation. There are also other narratives in anthologies from Arabic literature.
For all of his narrative work, Muhammad al-Bissati was awarded the Sultan Uwaiss Prize , the “Arab Nobel Prize”, awarded in Dubai in 2000.
Works
- Contribution to the anthology Auf visit. Stories from the Arab world . Lenos , Basel 2004. ISBN 978-3-85787-686-8
- Houses behind the trees . Lenos, Basel 2005. ISBN 3-85787-361-2
- Hunger . Lenos, Basel 2010. ISBN 978-3-85787-406-2
Web links
- Literature by and about Muhammad al-Bissati in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography at Lenos Verlag
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mohamed el-Bisatie (-2012) , BANIPAL , accessed on June 5, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bissati, Muhammad al- |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gamalija near Port Said |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2012 |