Adel Esmat Explained
Adel Esmat (Arabic:عادل عصمت) is an Egyptian novelist who was born in 1959.[1] He published a collection of short stories named Fragments and nine novels including Days of the Blue Windows, published in 2009, which was awarded the State Prize for Incentive for Novels in 2011. Whereas, his novel Tales of Yusuf Tadrus, which was published in 2015, won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2016 and later the American University of Cairo published an English translation of the novel.[2] [3]
Education and career
Adel Esmat is a novelist who was born in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt in 1959.[4] He obtained his bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Ain Shams in 1984. Then, he had a second degree in Library Science from the University of Tanta in 1986. Now, he works as a library specialist in the Egyptian Ministry of Education.[5] Esmat published his first novel Obsession of Death in 1995; and now he has published nine novels including Stable Life, The Naked Man, People and Places, and The Crow's Sound. In 2011, Esmat received the 2016 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature by an award ceremony held at the American University of Cairo for his novel Tales of Yusuf Tadrus, which was translated into English. While his novel The Commandments was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2019, and his novel The Days of the Blue Windows was awarded the 2011 State Prize for Incentive for the Novel. In 2015, he published his first collection of short stories entitled Fragments.[6]
Works
Novels
- Obsession of Death (Original title: Hages Al Mawt), 1995
- The Naked Man (Original title: Rajulun A’ari), 1998
- Stable Life (Original title: Hayat Mustaqera), 2004
- Days of the Blue Windows (Original title: Ayam Al-nawafath Al-zarqaa), 2009
- People and Places (Original title: Nass w Amaken), 2010
- The Tales of Yusuf Tadrus (Original title: Hikayat Yusuf Tadrus), 2015
- Reem’s Conditions (Original title: Halatu Reem), 2017
- The Crow’s Sound (Original title: Sawt Al Ghurab), 2017
- The Commandments (Original title: Al Wasaya), 2018
Short stories
- Fragments (Original title: Qasasat), 2015
Awards and honors
- 2011: Won the State Encouragement Award for his novel The Days of the Blue Window
- 2016: Won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for his novel Tales of Yusuf Tadrus and was translated into English
- 2019: His novel The Commandments won the Sawiris Award and was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Notes and References
- Web site: Adel Esmat. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901175445/https://www.arabicfiction.org/en/node/1371 . 1 September 2020 . 5 Oct 2020. International Prize for Arabic Fictions.
- Web site: 2016. Egyptian Writer Adel Esmat Receives 2016 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161216114102/http://www.aucegypt.edu/news/stories/egyptian-writer-adel-esmat-receives-2016-naguib-mahfouz-medal-literature . 16 December 2016 . 5 Oct 2020. The American University in Cairo.
- Web site: Qualey. M. Lynx. 17 Jan 2019. The small Cairo bookshop that grew to be a publishing powerhouse. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117100144/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/the-small-cairo-bookshop-that-grew-to-be-a-publishing-powerhouse-1.814224 . 17 January 2019 . 5 Oct 2020. The National.
- Web site: Adel Esmat. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924184925/https://hoopoefiction.com/hoopoe-author/adel-esmat/ . 24 September 2020 . 5 Oct 2020. Hoopoe Fiction.
- Web site: MLYNXQUALEY. December 12, 2016. Adel Esmat Wins 2016 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for Depiction of Coptic Life, Art. December 13, 2016. Arabic Literature (in English).
- Web site: 6 Feb 2019. Shortlist announced for 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction in Jerusalem. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190208143134/http://wam.ae:80/en/details/1395302737538 . 8 February 2019 . 5 Oct 2020. Emirates News Agency.
