Hamdy el-Gazzar is a novelist and short story writer from Egypt. Born on October 1, 1970 in Giza, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Cairo University in 1992.
Among his works are : "Black Magic", "Private Pleasures", "The WOMEN" and "The Book of Four Lines”. He won the 2006 Sawiris Foundation Prize for Literature, the 39 Beirut Prize in 2010, and the Best Egyptian Novel Award, Cairo International Book Fair 2015. Some of his works have been translated into English, Turkish, French, Georgian and Czech.
Fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, USA, 2007, member of the Egyptian Writers Union and member of the Higher Advisory Board of the Cairo Literary Festival.
His writings
His first novel, "Black Magic", was published in five editions: by Merit Publishing House, 1st edition, in 2005, the second in 2007 and two editions by "Al-Dar" House in 2008 and 2010. It was published in a fifth edition by Battana House in 2017
The novel "Black Magic" won the 2006 Sawiris Foundation Prize for Egyptian Literature.
"Black Magic" published in English with the translation of Humphrey Davis by American University in Cairo Press, Cairo ,New York 2007, and the second edition of it was issued in 2013.
- "Black Magic" was published in Turkish by Kerhos Book House in Ankara, Turkey 2013.
His second novel " Ladhdhat Sirriya" was published by Dar Al-Dar in 2008
Published in English, translated by Humphrey Davies, from the American University in Cairo Press ,2013
His third novel, "Al Harem", was published by Dar Safsafa, 2014
The novel "AL Harem" won the Best Egyptian Novel Award, Cairo International Book Fair 2015
A second edition of "AL Harem" was published by Dar Gharib in 2017
Al Harem" was published in French, translated by François Néroud, from Belleville editions, Paris 2017
- “AL Harem" was published in Georgian, translated by Tisiana Biblishvili, by Yostry, Georgia, 2019
- "AL Harem" was published in an audio book on "Kitab Sawty website, 2018
First Part of "The Book of the Four Lines" was published by "Horouf" series, the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, 2012
The Book of the Four Lines, the Complete Novel, was published by Dar Neferu 2014
- "The Hundred Quartets" a selection from "The Book of the Four Lines" and "Kitab Wajeh al-Wujooh" was published as a small divan, 'Adab wa Nakd" Literature and Criticism magazine, March 2015
The three works: “Black Magic”, “Private Pleasures” and “The Book of the Four Lines” were published by Cordoba for electronic publishing 2014
He was selected in the Beirut 39 project to honor the best Arab writers under the age of forty, 2009-2010, the British Hay Festival Foundation
Fellow of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, USA, 2007
- Wrote a bi-monthly article in the American Sampsonia Way magazine for two years, 2013-2014.
Some of his texts have been translated into Czech and Malay and some of his works have been published in international journals in Europe and America, such as Banipal in London, Meet in Paris and Triquarterly - University of Chicago.
He participated in international festivals and literary events in Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, France, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Turkey and America.
He gave readings and lectures to several international universities, including Charles of Prague, Point Park, Georgetown, Northwestern in America and others.
- His works have been reviewed by major critics in Arabic, English and in French and a number of his works were both studied and included in university dissertations in Egyptian, American and European universities.
He has been working for the Nile Cultural Channel on Egyptian TV since 1998 until today, where he wrote and prepared dozens of documentaries and talk shows and supervised the channel’s research center.
