Ahmed Khaled Tawfik أحمد خالد توفيق | |
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| Born | Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Farraag 10 June 1962 Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | 2 April 2018 (aged 55) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Novelist, author, poet, former professor of medicine at Tanta University |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Genre | Horror, drama and comedy |
| Notable awards | Utopia shortlisted for 2012 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards[1] |
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik Farrag (Arabic: أحمد خالد توفيق فراج; 10 June 1962 – 2 April 2018), also known as Ahmed Khaled Tawfek, was an Egyptian author and physician[2] who wrote more than 200 books, in both Egyptian Arabic and Classical Arabic. He was the first contemporary writer of horror, and science fiction in the Arabic-speaking world, and the first writer to explore the medical thriller genre.[3][4][5]
Tawfik is considered by many to have been one of the most influential writers of his time. His legacy has influenced thousands of Arabic-language authors.[3]
- ^ Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards, '2012 Nominees' "2012 Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "BQFP signs up Ahmed Khaled Taufiq's dystopian novel 'utopia'". The Tanjara. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ a b Yaqoob, Tahira (16 March 2012). "Ahmed Khaled Towfik, Egypt's doctor of escapism". The National. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016.
- ^ Byrnes, Sholto (17 September 2011). "Utopia, By Ahmed Khaled Towfik". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Utopia by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik is second best". Ahram Online. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017.