Mahmoud Al-Wardani
Mahmoud Al-Wardani is an Egyptian writer, novelist, storyteller and journalist. He participated in the October War in 1973, co-founded the newspaper Akhbar Al-Adab. Some of his short stories where translated to French and English.
Early life
He was born on January 1, 1950, in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo. He was orphaned at a young age and forced to work. He sold ice, worked in a laundry, a cane juice shop, a café, then a studio.
He then started writing. He published his first novel work in the 1980s. He joined the student council and participated in a political debate.
He graduated from the Institute of Social Work in 1972. He was arrested that after a student protest. He remained affiliated with the Egyptian left and aligned with his class, which he remained defending and speaking in his novels and anecdotal works. He claimed to see no conflict between the ideology of the writer and his political and intellectual views. He claimed that the saying "ideology in literature is like impurities in gold" was false. He joined many secret organizations such as Hadto Organization which he wrote about in Hadto: A Biography of a Communist Organization. He joined the "Kefaya" movement against corruption and participated in the era of late President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, and in demonstrations against corruption and the Presidential succession. In the 25 January 2011 revolution, since its early days, which ended with Mubarak's resignation.
Works and publications
Mahmoud Al-Wardani wrote many books varying from long novels to short story collections, including:Walking in the Garden at Night : Cairo.Nuba Return : It was Egyptian General Book Organization in Cairo.The Smell of Oranges : Sharqiyat Publishing House in Cairo, reprinted Egyptian General Book Organization in Cairo.Al-Rawd Al-Atir : Dar Al-Hilal for printing and publishing, Cairo.The High Stars :.In the Shadow and the Sun :.Taste of the Fire :, and in 2020, a television series based on the novel was released entitled “The Moon is the End of the World” Tamer Hamza.Awan Al-Qitaf : It was Dar Al-Hilal for printing, publishing and distribution in Cairo.Hadto: A Biography of a Communist Organization Dar Al-Hilal for Printing and Publishing in Cairo.Music of the Mall : Da Merit Publishing, Cairo.The Morning Party : Dar Al Mahrousa for Publishing, Cairo.Some of what can be said – papers that are not personal : the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo.Freedom Tales : the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo.The House of Fire : Merit Publishing House, Cairo.Searching for Dina : Dar Al-Kutub Khan Publishing House, Cairo.Bab Al-Khaimah : Al-Ain Publishing House.The Silence of the Sands : the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo
Awards
Mahmoud Al-Wardani was honored by many parties in the Arab world, including many literary awards, the most important of which is first prize in the novel branch for senior writers, and in the 2013 Sawiris Cultural Competition for his novel House of Fire.