Safa Abdel Al Moneim

Safa Abdel Moneim (; born 27 December 1960) is an Egyptian writer, novelist, educator and a researcher in folk literature. She is born in 1960. She has published nine short story collections and twelve novels. Among her most prominent works are Within the Spirit's Beauty , a novel written in colloquial Egyptian Arabic which has been translated to English and Italian, and the short-story collection At Night When He Left . She also has several studies published in various newspapers and magazines. Her most recent published novel is My Granny Apple.

Biography Safa Abdel Moneim Mahmoud Zayed was born on 27 December 1960 in Cairo. She graduated in 1986 from Al Helmeya High School after which she earned a B.A. in education from Ain-Shams University. Abdel Moneim holds several memberships in various cultural, literary and educational institutions and unions, as she is a member of the Writers Union of Egypt and Cairo Atelier. She is also a lecturer at the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, a member of the Egyptian Society for folk Literature and the International Pen Club.

Works

Novels Sources:

"Granny Apple" , 2020 "Journals of A School Principal" , 2020 "A Peacock Above The Tree" , 2020 "The Edge of Soul" (original title: ), 2019 "Merit Filter" (original title: ), 2009 "A Female Artist's Home" , 2009 "He Called Her "Innana" , 2008 "Whom She Saw" (original title: ), 2008 "Like a Witch" , 2008 "The Wind of Simoom" (original title: ), 2003 "Within the Spirit's Beauty" , 2001

Short-story collections

"Sure, It's Really Fine" , 2020 "The Lady of the Place" (original title: ), 2013 "At Night When He Left" , 2009 "Fantasy of a Female" , 2010 "In a Way or Another" , 2009 "Girls and Girls" , 2000 "Friendly Little Things" , 1996 "That Cairo Tempts Me with Its Bare legs" (original title: ), 1991 "Tales of The Night" (original title: ), 1984

Encyclopaedias Source: "Children Songs Encyclopaedia", 2008 "Describing Egypt Now Encyclopaedia", 2008 (contributing)