As well as a rare examination of Egyptian literature, this volume includes a non-themed section of Featured Articles and a Literary Supplement.


Creativity has flourished in Egypt, a historically important and strategically located North African country and a leading nation in the Arab world. The main focus in this volume is to examine Egyptian writers, especially those whose works have enriched African Literature through their depiction of historical, cultural and socio-political forces such as Naguib Mahfouz, Yusuf Idris, Nawal El Saadawi, Ahdaf Soueif, Tawfiq al-Hakim and Alifa Rifaat (Fatimah Rifaat). Writing in both Arabic and the English language, their thematic concerns have been as versatile as they have been controversial. Nawal El Saadawi provides a Foreword to the volume and an interview.

This volume also includes a non-themed section of Featured Articles and a Literary Supplement.
Volume Editor: Ernest N. Emenyonu
Series Editor: Ernest N. Emenyonu is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA.
Reviews Editor: Obi Nwakanma

Contributions by: Akachi Ezeigbo, Chiji Akọma, Christine Gilmore, Deema Nasser, Ernest N Emenyonu, Eunice Ngongkum, F. Fiona Moolla, James M. Hodapp, John C. Hawley, Kalapi Sen, Kelvin N. Toh, Khalid Abouel-lail, Mathias Iroro Orhero, Mona Helmy, Nadia Wassef, Nawal El Saadawi, Nduka Otiono, Razinat Talatu Mohammed, Temitope Abisoye Noah, Tomi Adeaga