Sonallah Ibrahim (1937–2025) was an Egyptian novelist and a major literary figure in the Arab world. He published short stories, historical and scientific children’s books, translations of American and German fiction, and seven novels, including Tilka al-ra'iha (The Smell of It), Beirut-Beirut, and Warda. Mary St. Germain is head of the Near East section at the University of Washington Libraries. She is the co-editor of the first volume of Essays in Arabic Literary Biography. Charlene Constable studied Arabic at the University of Washington and has traveled in Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.
Sonallah Ibrahim (1937–2025) was an Egyptian novelist and a major literary figure in the Arab world. He published short stories, historical and scientific children’s books, translations of American and German fiction, and seven novels, including Tilka al-ra'iha (The Smell of It), Beirut-Beirut, a...