Yusuf Abu Rayya (1955-2009) was born in Hihya in the Nile Delta. He
wrote seven novels, five short story collections, and nine books
for children, and was on the governing board of the Egyptian branch
of PEN International. Wedding Night was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz
Medal for Literature in 2005.
R. Neil Hewison is the translator of City of Love and Ashes by
Yusuf Idris (AUC Press, 1998), and the author of The Fayoum:
History and Guide (AUC Press, 4th ed. 2008).
"Abu-Rayya seems at his accomplished best in this novel . . . He
has given his usual theme a vital, almost theatrical edge,
investing the narrative with the qualities of good
entertainment."--Al-Ahram Weekly
"Abu Rayya's talent comes in creating a web of characters that
bring the small, sleepy town in the Delta to life."--Aida Nassar,
The Daily Star
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