Tharwat Abaza

Tharwat Abaza (; June 28, 1927 – March 17, 2002) was an Egyptian journalist, newspaper columnist, playwright, and novelist known as the "Knight of the Arabic Novel."

Career At 16 years old, Abaza published his first work under a pseudonym, an article criticizing his Arabic teacher. Abaza then wrote plays and short stories for Egyptian State Broadcasting. In the late 1960s, Abaza's novel A Man Escaping from Time was made into a TV series. He then became a literary adviser for the state-run Cinema, Stage, and Music Organization.

Abaza was a member of the Majlis al-Shura.

A journalist for Al Arabi newspaper was sentenced to prison for six months due to alleged defamation to Abaza.

His works tended to discuss Egyptian country life, the Egyptian aristocratic class, class strife, and generational differences.

Personal life

Abaza was born on June 28, 1927, in the Mounira district of Cairo.

Works

Ibn Ammar Life for Us (1967) Shay' min al-Khawf (شيء من الخوف); English translation: A Touch of Fear (1992) Dreams at Noon Time (1959) Harib min al-'Ayam (Escaping from the Days) (هارب من الأيام) Pearls and Oysters Fog and a Palace on the Nile Tariq from the Sky Forgiveness Then the Sun Rises

Awards

State Incentive Prize (Escaping from the Days, 1959) State Merit Award (1982) State Appreciation Award in Literature (Egypt) (1982) Order of Science and Arts First Class Order of Merit