Ahmad Magdy Hammam (Arabic: أحمد مجدي همام) is an Egyptian novelist, storyteller and journalist. He was born in the United Arab Emirates on 9 April 1983. He moved to Cairo in 2000, and he started working in the cultural press since 2010. He has published works in the Egyptian and the Arab periodicals, publications, and websites, including (Al-Ahram[1] and Akhbar elyom,[2] Albawabh News,[3] Al-Dostor,[4] Alhayat News,[5] Al-Akhbar News[6] and Al-Quds News.[7] He worked as the editor-in-chief of the "World of Book" magazine, issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, represented by the Egyptian General Book Authority. He has published many fictional and short stories. Also, he won many awards and honors, and participated in many cultural and artistic conferences and events in Egypt and abroad.
Ahmad Magdy Hammam | |
|---|---|
| أحمد مجدي همام | |
| Born | 1983 United Arab Emirates |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Title | Writer |
| Awards | Sawiris Cultural Award |
Works
edit- The novel "From Cairo" (original text: qahry)[8] was published by "Nefer" in Cairo, in 2008.
- The novel "Ibn Awaa's Pain" (original text: 'awjae abn awaa)[9] published by "Merit" publishing house in Cairo, in 2011.
- Story collection "The gentleman prefers losing cases" (original text: aljintulman yufa'dil alqa'daya alkhasira)[10] was published by the "Rawafed" publishing house in Cairo, in 2014.
- "The Story Factory" (original text: masnae alhikayat)[11] (25 interviews) was published by Medad House in Dubai, in 2016.
- The novel "Ayyash"[12] was published by Dar Al-Saqi in Beirut, in 2017.
- The novel "Recipe No. 7"[13] two editions were published in 2017 and 2018 by The Egyptian Lebanese House in Cairo.
- "Reports to Sarah" (diaries) (original text: taqarir 'iilaa sara)[14] issued in 2019 by Dar "Athr" in Dammam.
- The novel "Organized death" (original text: mut mun'dm)[15] published by the "Hachette Antoine" house in Beirut, in 2021.
Awards and grants
edit- He obtained the production grant from the Cultural Resource Foundation[16] in 2013.
- Received a grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture[17] in 2015.
- He won the "Sawiris" Cultural Award,[18] he got the first place, in the short story, in the Young Writers Branch.
- He arrived at the short list of the "Asfari" award, presented by the American University of Beirut, 2019.[19]
References
edit- ^ "الصفحة غير موجودة – بوابة الأهرام". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "صاحب الرواية المستوحاة من أغنية "كابوريا": شخصياتي المخيفة خرجت عن السيطرة | بوابة أخبار اليوم الإلكترونية". 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "البوابة نيوز | نتائج البحث (أحمد مجدي همام)". 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "جريدة الدستور | أحمد مجدى همام". 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "أحمد مجدي همام: نشأتي حجّمت دور المرأة في كتابتي – جريدة الحياة". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "جريدة الأخبار". 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ""3 قصص قصيرة جدا | أحمد مجدي همام". القدس العربي (باللغة الإنجليزية)". Archived from the original on 2 February 2020.
- ^ "أحمد مجدى همام: أعمل على رواية تتناول مجتمع الأرمن المصريين | بوابة روز اليوسف". 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "رواية "أوجاع ابن آوى" للمصري أحمد مجدي همام الرجل ذو العاهة يختصر حكاية شعب – جريدة الحياة". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ""«الجنتلمان يفضّل القضايا الخاسرة»". Laha Magazine. 2015-11-05". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
- ^ "البوابة نيوز: "مصنع الحكايات" كتاب جديد للناقد أحمد مجدي همام". 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ""عياش" رواية جديدة عن "دار الساقى" لـ"أحمد مجدى همام" – اليوم السابع". 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "الوصفة رقم 7 .. مغامرة عجائبية في أرض اللابوريا | المنصة". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "تقارير إلى سارة.. يوميات أحمد مجدى همام عن الحب والموت – اليوم السابع". 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "موت منظم .. رواية جديدة للكاتب أحمد مجدي همام – بوابة الأهرام". 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ ""المورد الثقافي" يوزّع منحه الإنتاجية – جريدة الحياة". 6 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "البوابة نيوز: انفراد.. أحمد مجدي همام وأريج جمال يفوزان بمنحة آفاق". 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "البوابة نيوز: أحمد مجدي همام يفوز بالمركز الأول في القصة القصيرة بـ"ساويرس"". 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "البوابة نيوز: أحمد مجدي همام في القائمة القصيرة لجائزة الأصفري". 18 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.