Sa'ad Makkawi

Sa’ad Makkawi (1916–1985) was an Egyptian writer.[1] He was born in Dalatun, Menoufia. As a young man, he travelled to France to study medicine but he returned without a degree. He is best known for his novel The Sleepwalkers (Al-Sayirun Niyaman) which was chosen by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 greatest Arabic novels. The novel has been translated by Jonathan Wright.

References
  1. Crosshatching in global culture : a dictionary of modern Arab writers : an updated English version of R.B. Campbell's "Contemporary Arab Writers" / edited by John J. Donohue and Leslie Tramontini.
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