Achraf El Achmawi Achraf El Achmawi Judge, "President of the Cairo Criminal Appeals Court," novelist, columnist, and story writer . He has published twelve full-length novels, three novellas, and other previously published non-fiction works.<strong>

Publisher for all works: Al-Dar Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah, Egypt.Non-Fictional Works: A documentary book titled "Legitimate Thefts" Authored a book for judicial specialists on "The Rules of the Egyptian Civil Procedure Code," published by Maktabet Masr (January 2006). Authored a book on the participation of children in terrorist crimes titled "The Green Shoot," published by the National Center for Social and Criminological Research in Cairo (November 1995). Recognition and Awards (Novels): Toya: Longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF - "The Arabic Booker") in 2013 for the best novels in the Arab world in the prize's fifth cycle.The Barman: Won the Best Arabic Novel award from the General Egyptian Book Organization at the Cairo International Book Fair in 2014.The Shepherd's Hounds: Won the Best Historical Novel award from the Cultural Forum in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2019.The Lady of Zamalek: Longlisted for the British Banipal Prize for Best Translated Novels into English in 2022.The Coptic House: Shortlisted for the Sawiris Cultural Award (16th session, 2020) for the best Egyptian novels. In 2023, the English version of the novel won the Brittle Paper Award from South Africa for the most impactful novels in African literature. In 2024, it was longlisted for the British Banipal Prize for Best Translated Novels into English.Orphanelli's Hall: Won the Best Arabic Novel award from the General Egyptian Book Organization at the Cairo International Book Fair in 2021.The Secret Society of Citizens: Won the Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel, under the patronage of UNESCO, in its ninth session in October 2023.His novels have consistently topped bestseller lists in Egypt and the Arab world from 2013 to the present. Read More Read Less