Awrāq ‘Iṣām ‘Abd al-‘Āṭī

…Aswany’s publications includes a novella, Awrāq ʿIṣām ʿAbd al-ʿĀṭī (1989; “The Isam Abd el-Ati Papers”)—which he published himself after encountering difficulties with government censors—and two volumes of short stories (1990 and 1997). The novella was eventually reprinted in the collection Nīrān ṣadīqah (2004; Friendly Fire), which also contains some of…