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Fathy Imbaby

فتحي إمبابي

Born 1949 · Egypt

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    Sawiris 2023 · Winner

    رقص الإبل

    Raqs al-ibil

    Title translated by AI:“The Dance of the Camels”

    Fathy Imbaby · 73 when first published

    Novel · 402 pages · Love, War, Historical

    AI-generated summary:In Kordofan, Al-Talab, a young camel herder of the Hamar, loves his cousin Misk al-Janna, but while he is away with the herds his grandfather marries her to the son of El Obeid's judge in exchange for land.