Writing · Writer · Novel
Born May 26, 1957 · Cairo, Egypt
Active 1970–present · Awards: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Johann Philipp Palm Award, Member of the Tunisian Academy of Sciences
Alaa Al Aswany is an Egyptian writer, novelist, dentist and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya. He is based in Paris and New York, where he lives and teaches creative writing.