House of the Wolf

House of the Wolf
Author Ezzat el Kamhawi
Original title بيت الديب
Translator Nancy Roberts
Country Egypt
Language English
Genre Novel
Published First Edition: AUC Press 2013, Cairo
Media type Print
Pages 272
Awards Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature
ISBN 978-977-416-620-4

House of the Wolf (Bayt al-Deeb, Arabic: بيت الدِّيب‎) is Ezzat el Kamhawi's fourth novel and eighth book. It was first released in Arabic language in 2010 by Dar Al-Adab in Beirut.

In December 2012, el Kamhawi was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature award for this novel,[1] the English edition was released in 2013 by AUC Press.[2] The translation was done by Nancy Roberts.

Background

In House of the Wolf el-Kamhawi deals with the lives of four generations of the Wolf (Al-Deeb) rural Egyptian family for more than one hundred and fifty years, monitoring the Egyptian and World history through the history of the family.

A novel of 272 pages of medium size, and thus is considered the biggest work for Ezzat el Kamhawi, a writer known for his intensive language. In the novel, history remains a reference in the background, while man stands unwavering in the face of history and his personal fate.

References

  1. ↑ Mohammed Saad (12 December 2012). "Ezzat El-Kamhawi awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "House of the Wolf".


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