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Amr Ali Ibrahim Al-Adly An Egyptian writer born in 1970, he holds a Master's degree in Sociology of Literature from Ain Shams University. He has published 7 short story collections: Black Bread (2008) and Letters to the Sky (2009) by Malameh Publishing, The Tale of Yusuf Idris (2012) by the Egyptian General Book Organization, Franchi's World (2016) by Al-Riwaq Publishing, (and) (2017) by Kayan Publishing, The Heater Seller (2022) by Kayan Publishing, and Escape Outside the Head (2023) by Dar Al-Shorouk. He has also published 9 novels: Yusuf's Seduction (2011) by Merit Publishing, Schindler's Catalog (2013) by Nahdet Misr Publishing, The Visit (2014) by Aktub Publishing, The Journey of the Unholy Family (2015) by The Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, My Name Is Fatima (2017) by The Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, Before Evening (2018) by The Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House, Ghassan Kanafani's Men (2020) by Al-Dar Al-Arabiya Lil Kitab Library, The Glass Lady (2022) by Dar Al-Shorouk, and Maryam and Nermeen (2024) by Dar Al-Shorouk. He also published one children's novel titled The Lamp and the Bottle (2017) by Dar Al-Riwaq. Awards: State Incentive Prize in Literature for his novel The Visit (2015). Sawiris Cultural Award (Senior Writers category) for his short story collection The Tale of Yusuf Idris (2015). Egyptian Writers' Union Prize for his novel The Unholy Family's Journey (2018). His novel The Lamp and the Bottle was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Children's Literature (2018). His novel My Name Is Fatima was longlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for Literature (2019), and the same novel was also longlisted for the Sawiris Cultural Award (2020). His short story collection Escape Outside the Head won first place in the Tayeb Salih International Award for Creative Writing (2021).
