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Mohamed Mansi Qandil (born 1946) is an Egyptian novelist and author.〔(Profile on IPAF website )〕 He was born in the city of al-Mahalla al-Kubra in the Nile delta. His father was a simple labourer. Qandil went to medical school and worked as a country doctor before turning to writing as a full-time profession. He lived in Kuwait for several years, where he was an editor at the monthly magazine ''Al-Arabi''. He now lives in Canada. Qandil's first novel was called ''Breaking of the Spirit'' and dealt with the subject of workers' unrest in the delta region.〔(Profile on EAFL website )〕 Another novel ''Moon Over Samarqand'' was inspired by a conversation with a taxi driver he had met in Uzbekistan. This novel won the Sawiris Foundation Award in 2006. An English translation of ''Moon over Samarqand'' by Jennifer Peterson has been published by AUC Press. His 2010 novel ''A Cloudy Day on the West Side'' was shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize. Apart from novels, Qandil has also published short story collections and children’s books. Qandil won the Egyptian State Incentive Award in 1988. ==Selected works== * ''Breaking of the Spirit'' (novel) * ''Moon over Samarqand'' (novel) * ''A Cloudy Day on the West Side'' (novel) * ''A Dinner with Aisha'' (short stories) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mohamed Mansi Qandil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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