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Salwa Bakr (born 1949) is an Egyptian critic, novelist and author.〔 Profile of the Egyptian Writer Salwa Bakr〕 She was born in the Matariyya district in Cairo in 1949. Her father was a railway worker. She studied business at Ain Shams University, gaining a BA degree in 1972. She went on to earn another BA in literary criticism in 1976, before embarking on a career in journalism. She worked as a film and theatre critic for various Arabic newspapers and magazines. Bakr lived in Cyprus for a few years with her husband before returning to Egypt in the mid-1980s. Bakr's father died early, leaving her mother a poor widow. Her work often deals with the lives of the impoverished and the marginalized.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Salwa Bakr )〕 In 1985, she published her first collection of short stories, ''Zinat at the President's Funeral'', which was an immediate success. She has published several collections of short stories since. Her debut novel was called ''Wasf al-Bulbul'' (1993). Salwa Bakr is married with children and lives in Cairo. ==Translations== Bakr's books have been translated into various European languages, including Spanish, French and Polish . Her work has appeared in ''Banipal'' magazine, ''Words Without Borders'', and in a number of English-language anthologies. Single-volume English translations of her work include: * ''The Man from Bashmour'' - translated by Nancy Roberts * ''The Golden Chariot'' - translated by Dinah Manisty * ''The Wiles of Men and Other Stories'' - translated by Denys Johnson-Davies * ''Such a Beautiful Voice'' - translated by Hoda El Sadda 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salwa Bakr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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