Ihsan Kamal

{{short description|Egyptian writer (born 1935)}}

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Ihsan Kamal (born 1935 in Girga, Egypt) is an Egyptian writer. She has adapted a number of her short stories for television and film, and her work has been translated into English, Russian, Chinese, Dutch and Swedish.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XRDRCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA420 |title=Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873–1999 |page=420 |first=Radwa |last=Ashour |author2=Ghazoul, Ferial |author3=Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna |year=2008 |isbn=978-9774162671}}

Kamal is a founding member of the Egyptian Writers' Union.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJ9p6vQJ-VQC&pg=PA300 |title=Arab Women Writers: An Anthology of Short Stories |page=300 |first=Dalya |last=Cohen-Mor |year=2012 |isbn=978-0791483466}} In addition to her literary works, Kamal received a degree in embroidery arts in 1956.

Awards and honours

  • The Short Story Club Prize, 1958 and 1960
  • The Ihsan 'Abd al-Quddus Prize for Short Stories, 1991
  • The Mahmud Taymur Prize for short stories, 1994
  • a medal from the Supreme Council for Arts and Humanities in 1974

Selected works

Source:

  • ijn ai-maiika ("The Queen's Prison") short stories (1960)
  • Satr maghiut ("A Mistake in the Knitting") short stories (1971)
  • Ahlam ai-'umr kullih (An Entire Life's Dreams") short stories (1976)
  • ailHubb abadan ia yamut ("Love Never Dies") short stories (1981)
  • Aqwa min ai-hubb ("Stronger Than Love") short stories (1982)
  • Lahn min ai-sama' ("A Melody from the Heavens") short stories (1987)
  • Mamnu' dukhui ai-zawjat ("wives are not admitted") short stories (1988)
  • Dayfat ai-fajr ("A Dawn Guest") short stories (1992)
  • Basmat shifah ("Lip Print") novel (1999)
  • Qabi ai-hubb ahyanan ("Before Love Sometimes") short stories (1998)

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