Gamal al- Ghitani
Egyptian novelist and editor associated with the neo-classical revival in Arabic fiction. Zayn Barakat draws on medieval Arabic chronicle style to explore modern authoritarianism and spiritual experience.
Works
- Zayni BarakatHistorical novel about surveillance, torture, and authority in Ottoman Cairo
- The Book of Illuminations
- Incidents in Zafarani AlleyNovel set in Cairo's historic Zafarani alley exploring transformation and change
- Al-Zayyni BarakatHistorical novel about surveillance, torture, and authority in Ottoman Cairo
- Zayn Barakat
- The Cairo of Naguib Mahfouz
- The Book of Epiphanies
- Al-Zayni BarakatHistorical novel set in Ottoman Cairo exploring power, espionage, and identity during imperial decline