Egypt
Entry updated 16 September 2024. Tagged: International.
A full entry for sf in Egypt must await a contributor fluent in its language and able to report from the inside on the development of the genre there, and on untranslated works. Relevant authors given entries in this encyclopedia are Omar El Akkad, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Mohamed Kheir, Mustafa Mahmud, Ramez Naam and Aḩmad Khālid Tawfīq. A useful introductory anthology of Egyptian sf is Egypt + 100 (anth 2024) edited by Ahmed Naji.
One Egyptian contribution to sf cinema is the film Rehla ilal Kamar (1959; vt Journey to the Moon) directed by Hamada Abdel Wahab.
For sf and fantasy making use of the Mythology-laden heritage, Religion and imagery of ancient Egypt, see Ancient Egypt in SF. [DRL]
further reading
- Ralph Cormack, editor. The Book of Cairo: A City in Short Fiction (Manchester, England: Comma Press, 2019) [anth: in the publisher's A City in Short Fiction series: pb/]
- Ahmed Naji, editor. Egypt + 100 (Manchester, England: Comma Press, 2024) [anth: trans by various hands from various sources: pb/]
see also: Arabic SF.
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