Background
He was born in the city of al-Mahalla al-Kubra in the Nile delta. His father was a simple labourer.
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Mohamed Qandil
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Qandil went to medical school and worked as a country doctor before turning to writing as a full-time profession. He lived in Kuwait for several years, where he was an editor at the monthly magazine First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Arabi. He now lives in Canada.
Qandil"s first novel was called Breaking of the Spirit and dealt with the subject of workers" unrest in the delta region.
Another novel Moon Over Samarqand was inspired by a conversation with a taxi driver he had met in Uzbekistan. An English translation of Moon over Samarqand by Jennifer Peterson has been published by AUC Press.
