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Salwa Bakr

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Salwa Bakr

Salwa Bakr is the author of a number of books in Arabic. One of her novels (The Golden Chariot) and two short story collections (The Wiles of Men and Such A Beautiful Voice) have been published in English translation.

Articles by Salwa Bakr

The Rooster’s Egg: A Fable of Ancient Thebes
By Salwa Bakr
It is hard not to read this story as a lesson about the arbitrary nature of power and attendant reversals of fortune. Some historical background: Akhenaten, originally Amenhotep IV (1353-1335 B.C.), was…
Translated from Arabic by Chip Rossetti