ʻAfīfī, Muḥammad, 1922-1981

عفيفي، محمد

found: Little songs in the shade of Tamaara, 2000:ECIP galley (Mohammed Afifi; b. Feb. 25, 1922, in Zifta [Egypt]; d. 1981; educated as a lawyer and journalist; wrote for Akhbar al-yawm, newspaper and also founded several journals; author of literary works: Anwaar (novel & short stories, 1946); For adults only (Li-kibar faqat); Smile, please (Ibtisam, fadlik); al-Tuffaaha wal-gumguma (1966, The apple and the skull); film, Hikaayat Bint Marmar (1967); Fantaazia Fir'uuniyya (1973, Pharonic fantasy); also, Sikkat safar (The journey(on the 1967 Arab-Israeli war)); Taa'ih fii London (Lost in London); Daahikaat Saarixa (screaming laughs); al-Qitta wal-sihliyya (The cat and the salamandar); and his last work, Taraniim fii dhill Tamaara (1984, Little songs in the shade of Tamaara-fictionalized memoir); winner of the Egyptian national prize for artistic creativity)