Alaa Al Aswany | |
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.jpg) Al Aswany in 2011 | |
| Born | 26 May 1957 Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, and dentist |
| Language | Egyptian Arabic, Classical Arabic, French, Spanish, English |
| Alma mater | Cairo University University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Notable works | The Isam Abd el-Ati Papers (1990) The Yacoubian Building Chicago (2007) Friendly Fire (2004, 2008) The Automobile Club of Egypt (2013) The Republic of False Truths (2021) |
| Notable awards | Bashraheel Award for Arabic Novel (2005) The International Cavafi Award (2005) Bruno-Kriesky Award (2008) Tiziano Terzani Literary Award Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters, France, 2016) Grand Prix of the Novel, Toulon France Festival (2006) Grinzani Cavour Award, Turin, Italy (2007) Mediterranean Culture Award, Naples, Italy (2007) Friedrich Rukert Literary Award (2008) Bruno Kreisky literary Award, Austria (2008) Achievement Award from the University of Illinois (2010) Majidi bin Zahir Arab Literature Award, Montreal, Canada (2011) Tiziano Terzani Award, Odeon, Italy (2011) Johann Philipp Palm Award, Germany (2012) |
| Spouse | Eman Taymoor (1993–present)[1] |
| Children | 3[2][3] |
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Alaa Al Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسواني, IPA: [ʕæˈlæːʔ elɑsˈwɑːni]; born 26 May 1957) is an Egyptian writer, novelist, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya.
- ^ Planet Book Groupie Interview Archived 12 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Maya Jaggi, "Cairo calling", The Guardian, 23 August 2008.
- ^ Rachel Cooke, "The Interview", The Observer, 31 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2011.