Pyramid Texts: A Modern Arabic Novel (Modern Arabic Literature)
GAMAL AL-GHITANIwas born in 1945. He has written thirteen novels, includingZayni Barakat(AUC Press, 2004), and six collections of short stories. He is editor-in-chief of the literary review Akhbar al-adab.HUMPHREY DAVIESis the translator ofThe Yacoubian Buildingby Alaa Al Aswany (AUC Press, 2004) 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.