Samih Al Ghabbas
Samih Al Gabbas (Arabic: ) is an Egyptian physician and writer, born in 1974. He has many publications, including the novel "An Old Rope and a Tied Knot", which won the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel in the category of unpublished novels and in the Drama category in 2015. He has also translated several books from English into Arabic including John Steinbeck’s novella "Of Mice and Men". Education and career. Samih Al Gabbas, an Egyptian physician and writer, born on 11 January 1974. His literary career began in 2006, when he published his first collection of short  stories titled "The Ideal Citizen". In the same year, he published his first novel "Hayy El Franj". He has published so far, one short stories collections, and ten novels. Al Gabbas has also translated several novels from English into Arabic including "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck and "Alice in the Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll. He has won several awards for his literary works, including the proze for the best novel from the Writers Association in Cairo for his novel "The Franj District", and won the Katara Prize for Arabic Novel for his novel "An Old Rope and Tied  Knot" in 2015, and his novel has been translated into English and French. Al Gabbas worked as a director of advertising and marketing in pharmaceutical companies from 1999 until 2013. He is now a member of the story club in Cairo, and a member of the Egyptian Writers Union.