Ibrahim Abdelmeguid is born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1946. He studies philosophy and moves to Cairo in 1974, and has lived there since.

During the early 1970’s, Ibrahim Abdelmeguid was a member of a secret communist party, forbidden at the time. His political engagement and activism never stopped since, and even lead to his imprisonment.

 

Represented titles

Nobody sleeps in Alexandria | La ahad yanam fi al-iskandaria – view details
The virgo sign | Burj al-azra’ – view details

Some translated novels by the author

La maison du jasmin | Bayt al-yasmin | Sindbad – France
No one sleeps in Alexandria | La ahad yanam fi al-iskandariai | American University of Cairo Press – Egypt/US
Personne ne dort à Alexandrie | La ahad yanam fi al-iskandaria | Desclée de Brouwer -
L’autre pays | al-Balda al-oukhra | Sindbad – France
The other place | al-Balda al-oukhra | American University of Cairo Press – Egypt/US