El-Bisatie started writing in the early 1960s and published many stories in leading journals such as al-Masa', al-Katib and al-Majalla. He is considered to be part of the Egyptian literary movement that was spearheaded by the avant-garde magazine Gallery 68. His first book, a collection of stories called Al-kibar wa al-sighar was published in 1967–68. Since then, he has published more than a dozen works of fiction, including novels and short story collections.
Six of his books are available in English translation. His work has also been translated into Italian, French, German and Spanish. Noted Arabic translators such as Denys Johnson-Davies and Hartmut Fahndrich have translated el-Bisatie's fiction, into English and German respectively.
mohamed, bisatie, arabic, محمد, البساطي, november, 1937, july, 2012, egyptian, novelist, short, story, writer, contents, life, career, awards, honours, selected, works, referenceslife, edithe, born, gamalia, dakahlia, governorate, overlooking, shores, lake, ma. Mohamed el Bisatie Arabic محمد البساطي November 1937 14 July 2012 was an Egyptian novelist and short story writer 1 2 Contents 1 Life 2 Career 3 Awards and honours 4 Selected works 5 ReferencesLife EditHe was born in el Gamalia Dakahlia Governorate overlooking the shores of Lake Manzalah in the Nile Delta 3 He graduated from Cairo University in 1960 and then entered government service He continued his career as a civil servant until his retirement a few years ago Career EditEl Bisatie started writing in the early 1960s and published many stories in leading journals such as al Masa al Katib and al Majalla He is considered to be part of the Egyptian literary movement that was spearheaded by the avant garde magazine Gallery 68 His first book a collection of stories called Al kibar wa al sighar was published in 1967 68 Since then he has published more than a dozen works of fiction including novels and short story collections Six of his books are available in English translation His work has also been translated into Italian French German and Spanish Noted Arabic translators such as Denys Johnson Davies and Hartmut Fahndrich have translated el Bisatie s fiction into English and German respectively Awards and honours EditEl Bisatie has won a number of awards in his illustrious career including the Al Owais Prize in 2001 and the Sawiris Prize in 2008 His novel Hunger was shortlisted for the 2009 International Prize for Arabic Fiction 4 Selected works EditShort story collections Al kibar wa al sighar 1967 Hadith min al tabik al thalith wa kissas ukhra 1970 Ahlam rijal kissar al umr 1979 Hatha ma kan 1988 Munhana al nahr 1992 Daw da if la yakshuf shya an 1993 Sa at maghreb 1996 Novels Al Tajir wa l Naqqash 1976 Al Maqha al Zujaji 1979 Al Ayyam al Sa aba 1979 Beyout Wara al Ashgar 1993 Sakhb al Buhaira 1994 Thakafa Gamahiriyya 1997 Dar el Maghreby 1999 Aswat el Leil 1998 Wa Ya ati al Kitar 1999 Layal Ukhra 2000 Fardous 2003 In English translation A Last Glass of Tea and Other Stories short stories translated by Denys Johnson Davies Three Continents Press 1994 Houses Behind the Trees novel trans Denys Johnson Davies AUC Press 1997 Clamor of the Lake novel trans Hala Halim AUC Press 2004 Over the Bridge novel trans Nancy Roberts AUC Press 2006 Hunger novel trans Denys Johnson Davies AUC Press 2008 Drumbeat novel trans Peter Daniel AUC Press 2010 References Edit Banipal UK Magazine of Modern Arab Literature Contributors Mohamed el Bisatie 2012 www banipal co uk Retrieved 2018 03 17 M Lynx Qualey Egypt s Poet of the Short Story dies at 75 Archived 2012 07 23 at the Wayback Machine Egypt Independent 16 July 2012 Mohamed El Bisatie www arabworldbooks com Retrieved 2018 03 17 Hunger International Prize for Arabic Fiction www arabicfiction org Retrieved 2022 08 14 This article about an Egyptian writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohamed el Bisatie amp oldid 1104345851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
