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Ezzat el Kamhawi
Writing House of the Wolf
The City of Pleasure · House of the Wolf
- Born
- 23 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Sharqia Governorate
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Ezzat el Kamhawi
Ezzat el Kamhawi combines Egyptian literary journalism with fiction. His books range from imaginative city settings to family history, while his journalism also examines the built environment.
Early life
Journalism education
Published newspaper articles while still at school and graduated from Cairo University in 1983.
Career
- Early career
Al-Akhbar
Worked in journalism and helped establish Akhbar Al-Adab.
- 2012
Literary medal
House of the Wolf won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature.
- 2022
Journalism award
Received a Samir Kassir Award for an opinion piece on architecture.
Selected work
The City of Pleasure
A novel about an imagined city.
House of the Wolf
His award-winning family narrative.
Beyond work
Cities and political power
His essays examine how architecture shapes daily life. A 2021 piece for Al Manassa connected monumental buildings and wide streets with the character of political regimes.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Cities and political power — biographical source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Nasrmisr. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.