Sonallah Ibrahim (born February 24, 1937) is an Egyptian writer and novelist with a leftist bent. He is a controversial writer, especially after his refusal to accept the Cairo Forum for Arab Novel Creativity Award in 2003, awarded by the Supreme Council of Culture. He was imprisoned for more than five years, from 1959 to 1964, as part of a campaign launched by Gamal Abdel Nasser against the left.
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Americanly My Empire Was Mine
This novel addresses the shock of the Arab intellectual in American society through a personal experience filled with questions and conflicts.
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Snooping
The novel sheds light on the life of an isolated character, embodying internal conflict and psychological tensions within a complex social context.
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The Female Experience
A bold critical vision that examines representations of women in literature and society from an analytical and cultural perspective.