Youssef Rakha
Youssef Rakha Arabic يوسف رخا(born June 12, 1976 in Cairo ) is an Egyptian writer.
Life
Youssef Rakha is the child of a lawyer, his mother translated from English. Rakha grew up in Dokki on the west bank of the Nile opposite the old town of Cairo . At seventeen his family sent him to England, where he studied English and philosophy at Hull University and received a BA in 1998 . Since then he has worked in Cairo for the English-language weekly newspaper Al-Ahram Weekly and also for other Arabic, European and US magazines.
Rakha writes essays, poetry and short stories. Some books have been translated into English.
Translated works
- Beirut. Somewhere. Layers of a city or an Egyptian in Lebanon who was not an Arab . Translation. In: Lettre International , 74/2006
- The crocodiles: a novel . Translation into English Robin Moger. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2014
- The book of the Sultan's seal: strange incidents from history in the city of Mars . Translation into English Paul Starkey. New York: Interlink Books, 2015 (first Arabic 2011)
- Arab porn . Translation from English Milena Adam. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz, 2017 ISBN 978-3-95757-382-7
literature
- Kersten Knipp: Demonstration of readiness to fight , review, in: SZ, January 30, 2018, p. 14
Web links
- Literature by and about Youssef Rakha in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Youssef Rakha in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Short biography and reviews of works by Youssef Rakha at perlentaucher.de
- Youssef Rakha , website
- Youssef Rakha , at Banipal , English-Arabic literary magazine
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rakha, Youssef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo |