Bashir Mufti

Bashir Mufti (born 1969) is an Algerian novelist and writer. He was born in Algiers and started writing in the mid-1980s. He has published a number of novels and short story collections. His most recent novel Toy of Fire was nominated for the 2012 Arabic Booker Prize.

Mufti's work has been translated into French and English, and his writing was featured in the Spring 2000 issue of Banipal magazine dedicated to contemporary Algerian literature. Mufti has also contributed journalistic pieces and works in Algerian television as a producer of cultural programmes.

Selected books

• Archipelago of Flies (2000)
• Witness of the Darkness (2002)
• Perfumes of the Mirage (2005)
• Trees of the Resurrection (2007)
• Maps of Nightly Passion (2009)
• Toy of Fire (novel)