Samia Serageldin
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Author and Editor |
| Location | Cairo, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Egypt, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip, Wishlist |
| Introduction | I am a novelist, an editor, and an essayist. I was born and grew up in Egypt, and left at the age of twenty for London to study Politics at university, before immigrating to the United States. Everything I do is linked to words: I am the author of two novels, The Cairo House and The Naqib's Daughter, as well as a collection of short stories, Love is Like Water. I am an editor of South Writ Large: a magazine of stories, arts and ideas from the Global South. I am the co-editor, along with co-editor Lee Smith, of Mothers & Strangers, an anthology of essays on motherhood by 28 celebrated names in Southern literature. In addition to editing and writing the introduction, my own essay is included. I have taught foreign languages at university and published on women and Islam; written a weekly book review column; edited books; engaged regularly in public speaking on current events. I am currently writing a first-hand account of living and engaging in the Egyptian Revolution of January 25th. |
| Interests | Literature, both as a consumer and a creator; travelling the world, both geographically and historically. |
| Favorite movies | The English Patient; The Lover. Almost anything by Eric Rohmer. French cinema. British movies. |
| Favorite music | Very eclectic; from Chopin to Eric Clapton to Gnarles Barkley. |
| Favorite books | Stendhal. Flaubert. Balzac. Ian McEwan. Philip Roth. Nagib Mahfuz. Etc, etc. |
What's the best time you've ever had licking stamps?
Figuratively speaking, for the Obama campaign.