Franco-Egyptian writer and historian Gilbert Sinoué will give a talk at Egypt's Supreme Council of Culture on Monday evening about his most famous book, Le Dernier Pharaon (The Last Pharaoh), a biography of Muhammad Ali, who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
Sinoué will be joined by a group of Egyptian historians and intellectuals to discuss his book, which details the rise of Muhammad Ali from his origins as an Ottoman military commander to his rule as khedive of Egypt.
Sinoué was born in Egypt in 1947, and was originally known as as Gilbert Kassab. He migrated to France at the age of 19, where he became a musician. He began his writing career at the age of 40.
His most latest novel Les Cinq Quartiers de la Lune (The Five Quarters of the Moon) was published in February.
He gave a talk at the French Cultural Institute in central Cairo on Sunday.
Programme:
Monday, 4 April, 6pm
Supreme Council of Culture,
Opera Grounds, Zamalek
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