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Ibrahim Aslan is a distinguished Egyptian writer. Born in the governate of Gharbeya, he spent most of his life in the districts of Imbaba and KitKat in Cairo. Those two districts served as the inspirational backdrop for most of his critically acclaimed stories, including his series "Evening Lake" as well as his novels "The Sad King" "Stories of Fadlallah Othman" and "Birds of the Nile." Aslan continued to reside in KitKat until very recently, moving to Elwara' then Mokattam.
Aslan's formal education was erratic in nature. He learned to read and write in a Koran memorization school (kotab), then switched into many different public schools, until finally enrolling in a carpet making school. He dropped out shortly there after to join a trade school. His first job was a postal worker, which inspired him to write his first novel "Night Shift."
Aslan maintained a close relationship with the famous writer Yehia Hikky, who was the editor of "The Magazine" at that time. Hikky helped Aslan publish his works in his magazine. His published series "Evening Lake" came out in the 60's and was met with great success. His following novel "The Sad King" put his work in the ranks of "100 best literary novels in Arabic"
In the 90's, Aslan was appointed head of the literary division of Egypt's "Life" newspaper as well as editor in the literary subdivision in the high council of culture, but quit the later due to conterversy surrounding a novel entitled "Feast for Sea Weed" by Syrian author Haydar Haydar.
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