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Latest in Tag: Novel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Novel
Dream: fiction romance tale of young coupleĀ
Novel is prequel to sequel Al-Mohandes wrote; both reveal side of story to complete whole picture of life of young life-driven, romantic male character The Cairo International Book Fair comes to provide passionate readers a chance to follow up on the latest published storied from their favourite writers, and it also allows them to explore …
Nitro-glycerine: novel revealing terrorist side of national political activism
Novelist dug down to origin of terrorists killing others under fake claim of heroism
āI thought he was my homelandā: recent novel portrays heartbreaks, relationship struggles in Egypt
While love issues in the Middle East have been tackled in several novels, movies, and songs, a new novel comes to portray a different image of adoration between men and women in Egypt. Speaking the tongue of a heartbroken woman who gave her affection to an undeserving man, whereby the Egyptian novelist Mai Essam presents …
You have to let the novel choose its own identity: Amr El Gendy
After the great success of his remarkable novels Foga, 9 Milli (9 Millimeters), 313, and Msya, and his two short story collections For the Sake of Devil and Strangers, Amr El Gendy hit the book market with a new novel called Entehar Bera-ehat Al Qoronfol (Suicide With the Scent of Cloves). Although he switched from …
The Bamboo Stalk: between identity crises and community discrimination
At the beginning of the book, we see an introduction, which looks more like a disclaimer, by āthe translatorā of the novel. As the author is an Arab and the book is in Arabic, it takes the reader a while to understand who the translator is and his role in the book.
The Silkworm portrays the frustration, hopes of the younger generation
The Silkworm is not Heba El-Saghier’s first novel. She published her first short story collection, entitled ā14 Portraitsā, in collaboration with Noha Hamdy in 2012, but her second publication was the real turning point in El-Saghier’s literary career.
Group of young actors turn controversial novel into a play
Al-Asyad tackles political decisions taken by ruling family; Iām fascinated by their persistence, says novelist
Three Girls: Novel sheds lights on misconception of freedom in society
The main issue Khamis tackles in her novel is the role of family and how parentsā methods of raising their children can influence their thoughts, beliefs, character, and how they present themselves to society
New novel tackles World War II from a different perspective
What if the Nazis won the war and they made a deal to survive? asks author
āAl-Basasā: Between the secrets of the past and mystery of the present
The novel will be released at the next Cairo International Book Fair
Between a sonata and a Nakba: Les FantƓmes de JƩrusalem
āLes FantĆ“mes de JĆ©rusalemā is a beautiful story of loss and pain, art and colours, and a sonata in between every emotion
Publishing field is full of scammers who take advantage of young writers: El-Banna
āI realised that history truly repeats itself, and thatās the core of āBab El-Hegzay,ā says author
āIām a bohemian writer; I write the way I likeā: Nael El-Toukhy
Very proud to be long-listed for the FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Awards, says writer
Describing dictatorship in novel form
New novel āThe Mastersā and Orwellās classic āAnimal Farmā feature process of making a dictator and rebelling against it
I never write to send a certain message to people says writer Hassan El-Halaby
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, the Jordanian writer gave profound analysis for the book market in his homeland Jordan, revealing some secrets about his upcoming literary works.
I write to tell the story of our generation: Novelist Yasser Ahmed
In his interview with Daily News Egypt, writer Yasser Ahmed revealed some secrets about the preparation of his first two novels, his favorite writers as well as his upcoming novels and literary works.
People, music and change: The Bin Al-Sarayat conundrum
Those young people enforced their culture on a mainstream taste that I deem decadent, says Wagdy Al-Komy
Defining the meaning of love and spirituality
My novel talks about inner peace, love and accepting others, says author Abdel Mageed
Every idea chooses its form of writing for itself : Mohammed Meselhy
In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Meselhy revealed the preparations of his novels, the obstacles he faced to publish some of his stories, and the secrets of his future literary works.
āIn Harmās Pathā reveals secrets of Al-Qaedaās 9/11 plans
Yousry Fouda describes the details of his interview with the organisers of the attacks, and the other side of ISIS
What differentiates me is my style of western horror writing: Hassan El-Gendy
In his interview with Daily News Egypt, El-Gendy discusses the obstacles he faced to publish his first novels, revealing the other side of his mysterious personality and the sources of the ideas of his remarkable novels.
Censorship authorities confiscate three books on arrival
No declared reasons for confiscation, according to human rights researcher
New arrivals on the shelves
New book releases on Cairoās booksellerās shelves
Anniversary of Naguib Mahfouzās death
Six years have passed since the Nobel Prize winnerās death
The Book of Saladin
The novel is not action-packed in the conventional sense of the word, nor does graphic detail seem to be Ali’s style. Rather, its beauty lies in the simple philosophy that characterizes Saladin and the narrator’s meetings, the voice of dissent and skepticism that is one of Saladin’s wives and all the other tiny details that slot together into a rich mosaic of this often-misunderstood era.