Background
Mohamed was born on November 19, 1937 in Sharqiya Province, Egypt. He was the son of Ibrahim (a teacher) and Insaf (Rustum) Al-Bisatie.
Mohamed el-Bisatie studied at Cairo University.
Mohamed was born on November 19, 1937 in Sharqiya Province, Egypt. He was the son of Ibrahim (a teacher) and Insaf (Rustum) Al-Bisatie.
Mohamed el-Bisatie graduated from Cairo University (commerce and accountancy) in 1960.
After studies Mohamed el-Bisatie entered government service. He continued his career as a civil servant until his retirement a few years ago.
El-Bisatie started writing in the early 1960s and published many stories in leading journals such as al-Masa', al-Katib and al-Majalla. His first book, a collection of stories called Al-kibar wa al-sighar was published in 1967-68. Since then, he has published more than a dozen works of fiction, including novels and short story collections.
Six of his books are available in English translation. His work has also been translated into Italian, French, German and Spanish. Noted Arabic translators such as Denys Johnson-Davies and Hartmut Fahndrich have translated el-Bisatie's fiction, into English and German respectively.
He died in 2012.
Mohamed married Sanaa Abdel Aziz in 1970. They had children: Rasha, Hisham, Yasser.