Background
He was born in Giza and studied philosophy at Cairo University.
He was born in Giza and studied philosophy at Cairo University.
He has been publishing since the 1990s. His literary output includes novels, short stories, stage plays and screenplays. His second novel Ladhdhat Sirriyya (Secret Pleasures) was published in 2008.
Hamdy el-Gazzar was one of the 39 young Arab authors chosen by the Beirut39 project