Ezzat el Kamhawi

Ezzat El Kamhawi
Ezzat el Kamhawi
Native name
عزت القمحاوي
Born (1961-12-23) December 23, 1961 (age 62)
Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
OccupationNovelist
LanguageArabic
Nationality Egypt
Alma materCairo University
Notable worksThe City of Pleasure
A room overlooking the Nile
The Guard
House of the Wolf
Notable awardsNaguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
2012 House of the Wolf
Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press
2022 Suspicious architecture: The obsession with grand buildings and wide streets
Website
alayk.org
Literature portal

Ezzat El Kamhawi (Arabic: عزت القمحاوي) is an Egyptian novelist and journalist. In December 2012, El Kamhawi was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for his novel House of the Wolf.[1] In June 2022 he was awarded the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press (Opinion Piece category) for his article "Suspicious architecture: The obsession with grand buildings and wide streets".[2]

He was born in 1961 and graduated from the department of journalism in the Faculty of Mass Communications, Cairo University in 1983.

Early life and career

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El Kamhawi was born on 23 December 1961 in Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, before graduating from high school he had articles published for him in the Al Gomhuria newspaper.

After graduating from the department of journalism in the Faculty of Mass Communications, Cairo University, he started working for Al-Akhbar, where he helped establish Akhbar Al-Adab 10 years later, a widely known literature magazine. He was the Senior Editor of al-Doha Cultural Magazine from May 2011[3] until September 2013.[4]

The City of Pleasure

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Main article: The City of Pleasure (Ezzat el Kamhawi novel)

A city like no other, guarded by the goddess of pleasure and, ruled by a licentious king who dedicated his time to carnal pleasures and a princess who dreams of love and tender empathy. The priests decide to design the walls of the princess's room with figures of embracing lovers and burnt incense and chanted their magical incantations that the pictures on the wall may come to life and the dream of the princess for true love might come true.

People real and shadowy, strong slaves and emperors have met their doom at the gates of the City of Pleasure. Eventually the gates of the impenetrable city succumbs under the charm of two ingenious commodities: fried potatoes and pepsi-cola. No one knows the real history of the City of Pleasure and no welcome visitor has ever escaped its enchantment.

This is the novel that has been structured from human myths melted down and recreated one of the most perfectly executed literary whims. It is no longer possible to speak of modern Arabic literary narrative without including The City of Pleasure and the enriching addition it has provided to the art of the modern Arabic novel par excellence.

Works

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His published literary works include:

  • It Happened in the land of Dust and Mud (Arabic: حدث في بلاد التراب والطين) (Stories) (published by Dar Soad Al Sabbah in 1992).
  • The City of Pleasure (Arabic: مدينة اللذة) (Novel) (published by the General Organization for Cultural Centers in 1997 - second edition by "el-Ain publishing" in 2009).
  • Times for Joy (Arabic: مواقيت البهجة) (Stories) (published by the General Organization for Cultural Centers in 2000).
  • The Grove of Sadness and Bliss (Arabic: الأيك في المباهج والأحزان) (published by "Dar el-Hilal" in 2003).
  • A room overlooking the Nile (Arabic: غرفة ترى النيل) (Novel) (published by "Merit Publishing House" in 2004 in Cairo, and "Dar Al Howar" in 2004 Latakia, Syria - second edition by "Merit Publishing House" in 2006 - third edition by "maktabet Al-a'osra" Arabic: مكتبة الأسرة in 2010).
  • The Guard (Arabic: الحارس) (Novel) (published by "el-Ain publishing", Cairo 2008).
  • Book seductiveness (published by "el-Ain publishing", Cairo 2009).
  • House of the Wolf (Beit Al-Deeb, Arabic: بيت الدِّيب) (Published in Arabic by "Dar Al-Adab", Beirut 2010), (Published in English by AUC Press, Cairo 2013).[5]
  • Gold and Glass (Arabic: ذهب وزجاج) (Published by "Nahdet Misr", Cairo 2011).
  • Shame from both sides (Arabic: العار من الضفتين) (Published by "el-Ain publishing", Cairo 2011).[6]
  • The sea behind the curtains (Arabic: البحر خلف الستائر) (Published by "Dar Al-Adab", Beirut 2013).[7]
  • The sky in an imminent way (Arabic: السماء على نحو وشيك) short stories (Published by "Batanna", Cairo 2016).[8]
  • At least we are together (Arabic: يكفي أننا معًا) (Published by the "Egyptian Lebanese House", Cairo 2017). Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s Short-list (2018).[9][10]
  • What Sami Jacoub saw (Arabic: ما رآه سامي يعقوب) (Published by the "Egyptian Lebanese House", Cairo 2019).[11]
  • The Passengers Hall (Arabic: غرفة المسافرين) (Published by the "Egyptian Lebanese House", Cairo 2020). [12]
  • Strangers at Home (Arabic: غربة المنازل) (Published by the "Egyptian Lebanese House", Cairo 2021). [13]
  • The Grove of Sadness and Bliss (Arabic: الأيك في المباهج والأحزان) - extended edition - (Published by the "Egyptian Lebanese House", Cairo 2022). [14]

Recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mohammed Saad (December 12, 2012). "Ezzat El-Kamhawi awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". Al-Ahram. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Naharnet news desk (June 2, 2022). "EU rewards journalists from Lebanon, ME during Samir Kassir Award". Naharnet. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "عزت القمحاوي مديرًا لتحرير مجلة الدوحة الثقافية". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. ^ "عزت القمحاوي يترك مجلة الدوحة ويعود للقاهرة". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. ^ "House of the Wolf in AUC Press".
  6. ^ ar: "العار من الضفتين".. كتاب جديد لعزت القمحاوى يتناول الهجرة غير المشروعة
  7. ^ ""الآداب" تصدر رواية "البحر خلف الستائر" لعزت القمحاوى - اليوم السابع". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 2014-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ^ "السماء على نحو وشيك لـ'عزت القمحاوي' جديد دار بتانة". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  9. ^ ar: الحب الذي لا تنقذه إيطاليا محكوم عليه بالفشل[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Sheikh Zayed Book Award's Short-listed Contenders Revealed (2017-2018)". Sheikh Zayed Book Award. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  11. ^ "جديد معرض الكتاب.. عزت القمحاوي يروي «ما رآه سامي يعقوب»" (in Arabic). 2019-01-21.
  12. ^ ""غرفة المسافرين".. متعة وفضائل الترحال" (in Arabic). 2020-02-17.
  13. ^ "أفضل 10 روايات مصرية في عام 2021" (in Arabic). 2021-12-24.
  14. ^ "الأيك في المباهج والأحزان" (in Arabic). 2022-04-17.
  15. ^ zayedaward.ae (March 7, 2018). "Sheikh Zayed Book Award's Short-listed Contenders Revealed". Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2018 Shortlist. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  16. ^ zayedaward.ae (March 16, 2021). "Sheikh Zayed Book Award Reveals 'Literature', 'Young Author' and 'Children's Literature' Shortlists for 2020/2021". Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2021 Shortlist. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  17. ^ zayedaward.ae (March 17, 2022). "Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Literature, Young Author, and Children's Literature Shortlists". Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 Shortlist. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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