Gamal al-Ghitani
جمال الغيطاني
Writer
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Egypt
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Cairo,
Egypt
Major Egyptian novelist and literary editor known for historically inflected fiction drawing on classical Arabic prose style.
Gamal al-Ghitani wrote novels that drew on the structure and language of classical Arabic historical writing, becoming one of the most distinctive literary voices in contemporary Egyptian fiction, while also serving as editor of the literary newspaper Akhbar al-Adab.
Representation
Independent