Ahmed Al Qarmalawy
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| Ahmed Al Qarmalawy | |
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| Born | 1978 Cairo, Egypt |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Egyptian |
| 🏫 Education |
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| 🎓 Alma mater | American University of Cairo |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2013 - present |
| 🏅 Awards | * Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his novel "Summer Rains" , 2018
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Ahmed Al Qarmalawy (Arabic:أحمد القرملاوي), an Egyptian author and novelist, was born in 1978. He has published one short story collections and five novels including Summer Rain which won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2018.
Education and career[edit]
Ahmed Al Qarmalawy was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1978. He moved with his family to the State of Kuwait, where he lived until he completed his secondary education. Then, he returned to Egypt to obtain his bachelor's degree in Architecture at the American University in Cairo in 2001. Later, he earned his master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2013, Al Qarmalawy published his first book “The First Abbas” at the Cairo International Book Fair. A year later, he published his first novel “The Last Blog”. Then in 2018, his novel “Summer Rains” won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award; while his novel “A Final Call to Passengers” was awarded the Best Novel award at the Cairo International Book Fair, 2019.[1][2][3]
Works[edit]
Short story collections[edit]
- “The First Abbas” (original title: Awal Abbas), 2013
Novels[edit]
- The Last Blog (original title: Al Modawina al Akhera), 2014
- Destino (original title: Destino), 2015
- Summer Rains (original title: Amttar Saifia), 2016
- A Final Call to Passengers (original title: Nedaa Akher lil Rukab), 2018
- Heirs of Al-Sheikhen (original title: Waratha Al Sheikhen), 2020
Awards[edit]
- 2018: won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his novel “A Final Call to Passengers”.
- 2019: won the Best Novel Award at the Cairo International Book Fair.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ahmad Al Qarmalawy". Sheikh Zayed Book Award. 2018. Retrieved 6 Nov 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Saeed, Saeed (6 May 2018). "Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner Ahmad Al Qarmalawi on what inspired his writing". The National News. Retrieved 6 Nov 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Three Africans on list of Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2018 winners". James Murua's Literary. 4 Apr 2018. Retrieved 6 Nov 2020. Unknown parameter
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