Mohammed Mustagab
(d. 2005) was from the village of Dayrut in Upper Egypt. He was involved with the construction of the High Dam before turning to journalism. He published two collections of short stories, a novella and articles reprinted in anthologies. Two novels published in 2001 were Mustagab al-Rabi’a [Mustagab the Fourth] and Kalb Al-Mustagab [The Dog of The Mustagabs]. He won several Egyptian literary prizes He died in June 2005.
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