Mohamed Salah El Azab
Mohamed Salah El Azab is an Egyptian writer and novelist.
Early life
He was born in Cairo. He has published several novels and short story collections, and has won multiple awards for his fiction. He has been described by Al-Ahram newspaper as "one of Egypt's rising literary talents".Career
His first novel A Long Cellar with a Low Ceiling Making You Crouch was published from Kuwait in 2003. This was followed in 2007 by his second novel Repeated Stopping, published by Dar Merit. His third novel was The Italian's Bed and his fourth Sidi Barrani, the latter published in 2010. He has also published a short story collection called Blue In a Sad Way.El Azab has won several literary awards, including:
- the Suad Al-Sabah Award for the Novel
- the Egyptian Higher Council for Culture award for the short story in 1999 and 2004
- the Egyptian Higher Council For Culture award for the novel for 2004