List of Egyptian writers

This is a list of Egyptian writers.

Ahmed Shawki (1868–1932)
Hafez Ibrahim (1872–1932)
Salama Moussa (1887–1958)
Taha Hussein (1889–1973)
Fekry Pasha Abaza (1896–1979)
Tawfik El Hakim (1898–1987), playwright^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Munira Thabit (1902-1967), first woman lawyer in Egypt, journalist and writer
Muhammad Husayn Haykal (1909–1956)
Abo El Seoud El Ebiary (1910–1969)
Naguib Mahfouz, (1911–2006), novelist, short story writer and playwright; awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Edmond Jabès (1912–1991)
Tatamkulu Afrika (1920–2002), also connected with South Africa
Andrée Chedid (1920–2011), poet and novelist^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Mustafa Mahmoud (1921–2009)
Fathy Ghanem (1924–1998), novelist, journalist and editor^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Anis Mansour (1925–2011)
Yusuf Idris (1927–1991)
Mohammad Moustafa Haddara (1930–1997)
Alifa Rifaat (1930–1996)
Samir Amin (1931– )
Fawzia Fahim (1931– )
Nawâl El Saadâwi (1931– ), feminist writer and activist^{[Killam & Rowe]}
Salama Ahmed Salama (1932–2012), journalist and author
Sonallah Ibrahim (1937– )
Abdel Rahman El Abnudi (1938– )
Leila Ahmed (1940– )
Gamal Al-Ghitani (1945– )
Ahdaf Soueif (1950– )

Birthdate not known

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