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“Mustafa Nasr is an Egyptian writer and novelist born in Alexandria. He hails from Upper Egypt (Juhayna, Sohag Governorate) and is considered one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Alexandrian literature. He is a member of the Egyptian Writers Union, the Cairo Story Club, and the Alexandria Arts, Literature, and Social Sciences Authority.

He began his literary career in the 1970s and has published numerous novels and short story collections, including: “”Al-Juhayni,”” “”Jabal Na’asa,”” “”Al-Hamamil,”” “”Alexandria 67,”” “”Wujuh,”” “”Layali Gharbal,”” “”Cinema Eldorado,”” and “”Yahud Al-Iskandariya,”” as well as more recent works such as “”Riwayat Al-Sitat,”” “”Ghawani Al-Iskandariya,”” and “”Ma’ash Mubakir.””

Some of his works have been adapted into films and television dramas, including “”Halat Qatl”” and “”Al-Sabah Al-Tali.”” Screenplays have also been written for several of his novels by renowned screenwriters such as Mustafa Muharram and Mohamed El-Sayed Eid. His novel “”Al-Hamamil”” was translated into Russian and French, and the Egyptian and Arab Writers Union selected his novel “”Jabal Na’asa”” for translation into several languages.

He won the Cairo Story Club Award twice (1983 and 2003), the Supreme Council of Culture Award, and the Excellence Award from the Egyptian Writers Union (2020). He also received a four-year grant from the Ministry of Culture (2002–2005).

The Alexandria Local Authority for Arts and Literature honored him as one of the leading figures of Alexandrian creativity, and the Writers Union celebrated him at several conferences. His works have been the subject of numerous critical studies, and his novels are considered among the most important writings about Alexandria in modern Arabic literature.”