Melissa K Translates Arabic

Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (أحمد خالد توفيق) was a prolific, celebrated, and beloved Egyptian author who wrote in both Egyptian and Classical Arabic. A trailblazing contemporary author of the Arabic horror, fantasy, science fiction, and medical thriller genres, Tawfik was known for his atypical heroes—ordinary people rather than the polished heroes of Arabic folk literary tradition. 

Two years ago, I wrote about why his work should be translated from Arabic. Now I’m translating it, and so are other translators!