Most used-book sellers are not participating, and instead will hold their own fair from 15 January to 15 February in Attaba
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The novels selected by the judges were chosen from 134 entries, all published in Arabic between July 2017 and June 2018
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The highlights of this year include a collection of unpublished Naguib Mahfouz stories, the memoirs of a famous writer, and an academic book about the beginnings of the modern state
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There are awards for novels, short stories, scenarios, playwrights, and literary criticism, with each field divided into two sections: emerging and established writers
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Kami left behind a fortune of old books and manuscripts in his bookstore, where he spent most of his days over the past few years
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The judges described Al-Khamis' novel as a serious work that speaks to our time through history, taking the form of a journey from Arabia northwards and westwards to Andalusia in the 11th century
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The short stories were found last month by Naguib Mahfouz's daughter and culture journalist Mohamed Shoair while researching Mahfouz's archives in his home in Dokki, Cairo
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The City Always wins was published in 2017 in English and is set during the 25 January revolution
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Egyptian French Marxist thinker Samir Amin, was one of the most prominent economists in the world
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Ten key academic and historical texts on the 26 July Revolution and Gamal Abdel-Nasser
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The documents published by the Egyptian national archives include King Farouk I's abdication letter and a decree announcing Mohamed Naguib as the first President of the Egyptian Republic
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The Supreme Council for Culture who convened for the annual vote are some of Egypt's most celebrated writers, artists and thinkers, along with heads of the country's highest cultural and educational institutions
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On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of communism, here are 10 books in Arabic on the man and his thought
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Hefny was one of the most influential psychologists in Egypt and the wider Arab world
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Nasrallah is set to receive the $50,000 award for his dystopian novel exploring the depths of human depravity
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Gibran's tolerance for the Other is much needed today, according to American interfaith advocate Paul Gordon Chandler
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Ahmed Khaled Tawfik was more than a fiction writer, he was a phenomenon who showed a generation of young readers a whole new world
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Tawfik, who was best known for his pocket series Ma Wara Al-Tabia (Metaphysics), died of a heart attack on Monday
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