Mahmoud Kassem

Mahmoud Kassem (Arabic:محمود القاسم) (9 July 1949) was an Alexandria-born writer, translator, film critic, and professor. He is best known for his literary verses of children's books, novels, essays, and literary and artistic encyclopaedias. He has received numerous Egyptian and Arabic awards in children's writing and radio drama, most recently the Best Literary Study Award entitled "Arabic Literature Written in French."

Personal life Kassem was born to an average family, and his father worked for the Community Spinning Company until his death in 1956, after which his mother lived in harsh conditions as she raised Kassem and his brothers.

Education Kassem received his bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Alexandria in 1972.

Biography Kassem held several positions away from the field of literature, working in the Information Department of the UNESCO National Division from 1975 until 1977, then at the Institute of Commercial Art of the Technological College of Alexandria as Head of the Library Department from 1977 until 1984, and at the Egypt Foreign Trade Company of Alexandria from 1984 until 1985. "Noble Slave Cinema." This book deals with Noble Obaid's cinematic work during 50 years away from her personal life, highlighting her period in early 1960 until 1990. Al-kassem told the Constitution Gazette that he had worked on this book for about two years, but that the publication and distribution of the book had been disrupted by the death of one of the authors who was going to take over the job.

Plays

"Zizo gifted his time," 1997 (first edition), 2007 (second edition). "Zizo Digital," 2002.

Translations

"Love Lasts Three Years" by Frederick Bigidet, folded for culture, publishing and media, Lebanon, 2015. "Assassination," by Emily Notomb, Crescent House, Cairo, 2003. "The Elegance of the Hedgehog," by Muriel Barbawah, Arab Press Agency, Giza, 2019.

Awards

Nominated for the Best Literary Study Award under the title "Arabic Literature Written in French," Writers' Union.