Gamil Atia Ibrahim

Gamil Atia Ibrahim جميل عطية إبراهيم (1937 in Egypt, specifically Giza[1] – April 10, 2020, in Basel, Switzerland[2]). He is an Egyptian novelist and writer. In addition, he is one of the founders of the literary magazine (Gallery 68) as he was one of the pioneers of the sixth literary movement.[3] The most prominent work is (Joining the Sea)[4] and his trilogy (1952) which was ranked by the Arab Writers Union[5] among the best hundred Arab novels,[6] (1954 papers) and (1981).[7]

Gamil Atia Ibrahim
Born1937
Giza Governorate
Died2020
Basel City
NationalityEgyptian
Notable work1952 Novel

Bibliography

Gamil was born in Giza Governorate year 1937. He obtained various academic certificates that led him to work in several jobs. However, before graduating from his university, he worked as an account clerk specifically in textile factory (Shubra Al Khaymah). Next, he worked as a music teacher for children as well as a teacher of arithmetic, algebra and engineering for junior high school in Egypt. Soon, he joined Al Imam Al Asili School in Morocco (Asilah). Through this experience, he wrote his novel (Asilah). After graduating from university, he published some stories and worked as a both financial and administrative inspector in Ministry of Youth back in the sixties. After that, he remained in mass culture until he traveled to Switzerland year 1979, after moving to mass culture because of the following professors: Naguib Maffouz, Saad Eddin, Wahba and Yaqoub Al Shaouni. As a reporter for number of Arab newspapers, he worked and translated for the United Nations.[8]

Works
  • Joining the Sea
  • The Sea is not Full
  • Asilah
  • Scheherazade on Geneva Lake
  • The Treasure of Talking
  • 1952
  • 1954 Papers
  • 1981
  • A Palm on Edge
  • Alexandria Papers
  • A Matter of Barbarianism

Other works
  • Side Talks (Short story collection)
  • Salah Issa participated in a book (The Conspiracy, Balfour Promise) 2_11_1917

Death

Gamil died on April 10, 2020, at the age of 83, in a nursing home in the Swiss city of Basel. He spent the last two years in home after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.[9]

References
  1. "Ashraq Al Awsat". Archived from the original on 12 May 2020.
  2. "جميل عطية إبراهيم بين جيل الستينيات وأدب المنفى - وليد محمود عبد الناصر - بوابة الشروق". www.shorouknews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. "MSN شمال أفريقيا | Hotmail, Outlook, Skype, آخر الأخبار". MSN (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. "وفاة الكاتب جميل عطية صاحب رواية "النزول إلى البحر"". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. "أفضل 100 رواية عربية - إتحــاد الكُتــَّاب العـرب (105 books)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  6. "100 رواية عربية.. "1952" شهادة جميل عطية إبراهيم عما قبل ثورة يوليو - اليوم السابع". 2020-02-04. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  7. "وفاة الروائي جميل عطية صاحب "ثلاثية 1952"". www.albawabhnews.com. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  8. "1952 by جميل عطية إبراهيم - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists". 2013-03-15. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  9. "جميل عطية إبراهيم كتب ثلاثية الثورة المصرية سردا وتوثيقا | اندبندنت عربية". 2020-07-15. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
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