House of the Wolf

For other works with this name, see House of the Wolf (disambiguation).

House of the Wolf

Author	Ezzat el Kamhawi
Original title	بيت الديب
Translator	Nancy Roberts
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Published	First Edition: AUC Press 2013, Cairo
Publication place	Egypt
Media type	Print
Pages	272
Awards	Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
ISBN	978-977-416-620-4

House of the Wolf (Bayt al-Deeb, Arabic: بيت الدِّيب) is Ezzat el Kamhawi's fourth novel and eighth book. It was first released in Arabic language in 2010 by Dar Al-Adab in Beirut.

In December 2012, el Kamhawi was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature award for this novel,[1] the English edition was released in 2013 by AUC Press.[2] The translation was done by Nancy Roberts.

Background

In House of the Wolf el-Kamhawi deals with the lives of four generations of the Wolf (Al-Deeb) rural Egyptian family for more than one hundred and fifty years, monitoring the Egyptian and World history through the history of the family.

A novel of 272 pages of medium size, and thus is considered the biggest work for Ezzat el Kamhawi, a writer known for his intensive language. In the novel, history remains a reference in the background, while man stands unwavering in the face of history and his personal fate.

References

1. Mohammed Saad (12 December 2012). "Ezzat El-Kamhawi awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. "House of the Wolf".

External links

• el-kamhawi's Facebook page
• Beit Al-Deeb on goodreads