Life is More Beautiful than Paradise: A Jihadists Own Story
Khaled al-Berrywas born in Sohag, Egypt in 1972. He has a degree in medicine from Cairo University, and currently works as a journalist and writer in London, where he has been living since 1999.Humphrey Daviesis the translator ofThe Yacoubian Buildingby Alaa Al Aswany andGate of the Sunby Elias Khoury,for which he was awarded the Banipal Prize for Literary Translation.He was awarded the 2010 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation for his translation ofYaloby Elias Khoury.