Mohamed Tawfik

Mohamed Tawfik (born 1956) is an Egyptian novelist, engineer and diplomat. His published works include a trilogy of novels in Arabic:[1]

  • One Night in the Life of Abd al-Tawab Tootoo (1996)
  • A Naughty Boy Called Antar (2003)
  • Candy Girl (2010) (part of the curriculum at American University in Cairo)

He has also published two short story collections and a novella. In English he has published a short story collection The Day the Moon Fell and two novels: Murder in the Tower of Happiness and Candy Girl, translated from Arabic.[1] His 2021 Arabic novel The Whisper of the Scorpion was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize.

A longtime diplomat, he served as Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, to Australia and to the USA.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "International Prize for Arabic fiction - Mohamed Tawfik". Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ https://arabicfiction.org/en/node/1892
  3. ^ "Cairo Review of Global Affairs - Candygirl". www.thecairoreview.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.


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