Siham Bayyumi

Egyptian writer and journalist

Siham Bayyumi (Egyptian Arabic: سهام بيومى; born 1949) is an Egyptian writer and journalist.^[1] She was born in Cairo and received a bachelor's degree in social science from Helwan University in 1974.^[2] She has worked as a journalist at the Cairo newspaper Al Gomhuria, and has published works of both fiction and non-fiction. Her books include the short story collection Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl. Her historical novel Ayyam al-Qabbuti dealt with the excavation of the Suez Canal. Her work has been translated into Italian by Elisabetta Bartuli and appeared in a 2001 anthology titled Rose del Cairo.

Selected works

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Kharait Lil-Mawj
Al-Khayl Wa-Al-Layl: Qisas Qasirah
Ayyam al Qabbuti

References

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^ ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna; McClure, Mandy (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 9789774161469.
^ ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna, eds. (2008). Arab women writers: a critical reference guide, 1873-1999. Cairo ; New York: The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9. OCLC 181138760.