Mohamed Tawfik Explained

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. 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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Prize for Arabic fiction - Mohamed Tawfik. July 11, 2024.
2. https://arabicfiction.org/en/node/1892
3. Web site: Cairo Review of Global Affairs - Candygirl. www.thecairoreview.com. July 11, 2024.