Mohamed Tawfik (born 1956) is an Egyptian novelist, engineer and diplomat. His published works include a trilogy of novels in Arabic[1]:
- One Night in the Life of Abd al-Tawab Tootoo (1996)
- A Naughty Boy Called Antar (2003)
- Candy Girl (2010) (part of the curriculum at American University in Cairo)
He has also published two short story collections and a novella. In English he has published a short story collection The Day the Moon Fell and two novels: Murder in the Tower of Happiness and Candy Girl, translated from Arabic[1]. His 2021 Arabic novel The Whisper of the Scorpion was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize.
A longtime diplomat, he served as Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, to Australia and to the USA.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "International Prize for Arabic fiction - Mohamed Tawfik". Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ https://arabicfiction.org/en/node/1892
- ^ "Cairo Review of Global Affairs - Candygirl". www.thecairoreview.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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