Mahmoud Al-Wardani, also written Mahmoud El Wardany is an Egyptian writer, novelist, storyteller and journalist born on January 1, 1950, in Shubra. He graduated from The higher institute of Social Work in Cairo in 1972. He was imprisoned for student activism in the 1970s. He is also one of those who transported the bodies of deceased soldiers during the 1973 war. He participated in the founding of the Akhbar Aladab newspaper. Some of his works were translated into English and French. Typically his works are dispassionate and discontinuous depictions of ambiguous, disturbing situations. He also received several literary awards. His novel The Moon at World's End was converted into a TV series in 2020, starring Bushra, and directed by Tamer Hamza.
Published work:
Walking in the Garden at Night (a collection of short stories) (1984) Cairo.
Nubat rujoo' (novel)(1990) Egyptian General Book Organization in Cairo.
The Smell of Oranges (a novel) (1992) Sharqiyat Publishing House in Cairo, (2007) reprinted Egyptian General Book Organization in Cairo.
Al-Rawd Al-Atir (novel) (1993) Dar Al-Hilal , Cairo.
The High Stars (a collection of short stories) (1985).
In the Shadow and the Sun (a short story collection) (1995).
Taste of Fire (novel)(1995), and in 2020, a television series based on the novel was released entitled “The Moon is the End of the World”
Awan Al-Qitaf (novel)(2002) Dar Al-Hilal in Cairo.
Hadto: A Biography of a Communist Organization (2007) Dar Al-Hilal Cairo.
Music of the Mall (novel) (2007) Dar Merit Publishing, Cairo.
The Morning Party (a collection of short stories) (2008) Dar Al Mahrousa , Cairo.
Some of what can be said – papers that are not personal (2009) the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo.
Freedom Tales (2011) the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo.
The House of Fire (2012) Merit Publishing House, Cairo.
Searching for Dina (a novel) (2016) Dar Al-Kutub Khan Publishing House, Cairo.
Bab Al-Khaimah (2018) Al-Ain Publishing
The Silence of the Sands (collection of short stories) (2018) the Egyptian General Authority for Cultural Palaces in Cairo
Awards
Mahmoud Al-Wardani was honored by many in the Arab world, including many literary awards, the most important of which is first prize in the novel branch for senior writers in the 2013 Sawiris Cultural Competition for his novel House of Fire.
