List of Egyptian writers

This is a list of Egyptian writers.

• Ahmed Shawki (1868–1932)
• Hafez Ibrahim (1872–1932)
• Salama Moussa (1887–1958)
• Taha Hussein (1889–1973)
• Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979)
• Tawfik El Hakim (1898–1987), playwright^{[Killam & Rowe]}
• Munira Thabit (1902-1967), first woman lawyer in Egypt, journalist and writer
• Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1909–1956)
• Abo El Seoud El Ebiary (1910–1969)
• Naguib Mahfouz, (1911–2006), novelist, short story writer and playwright; awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature^{[Killam & Rowe]}
• Edmond Jabès (1912–1991)
• Tatamkulu Afrika (1920–2002), also connected with South Africa
• Andrée Chedid (1920–2011), poet and novelist^{[Killam & Rowe]}
• Mustafa Mahmoud (1921–2009)
• Fathy Ghanem (1924–1998), novelist, journalist and editor^{[Killam & Rowe]}
• Anis Mansour (1925–2011)
• Yusuf Idris (1927–1991)
• Mohammad Moustafa Haddara (1930–1997)
• Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996)
• Samir Amin (1931– )
• Fawzia Fahim (1931– )
• Nawâl El Saadâwi (1931– ), feminist writer and activist^{[Killam & Rowe]}
• Salama Ahmed Salama (1932–2012), journalist and author
• Sonallah Ibrahim (1937– )
• Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (1938– )
• Leila Ahmed (1940– )
• Gamal Al-Ghitani (1945– )
• Ahdaf Soueif (1950– )

Birthdate not known

• Abaza family
• Muhammad Aladdin, novelist, short story writer and script writer
• Hussein Bassir, archaeologist
• Mona Soliman, novelist and poet

See also

• List of African writers by country
• List of Egyptian-American writers

References

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1. [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
2. [Gikandi & Mwangi] Simon Gikandi & Evan Mwangi, ed., The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press; 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-12520-8
3. [Killam & Rowe] Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. ISBN 0-253-33633-3