Ihsan Kamal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ihsan Kamal

Egyptian short story writer

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1929

Place of Birth: El-Usayrat, Egypt

Profession: novelist, short story writer

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Ihsan Kamal (born Girga, Egypt 1935) is an Egyptian writer.
She has adapted a number of her short stories for television and film, and her work has been translated into English, Russian, Chinese, Dutch and Swedish.Kamal is a founding member of the Egyptian Writers' Union.
In addition to her literary works, Kamal received a degree in embroidery arts in 1956. Kamal has received: The Short Story Club Prize, 1958 and 1960 The Ihsan 'Abd al-Quddus Prize for Short Stories, 1991 The Mahmud Taymur Prize for short stories, 1994 a medal from the Supreme Council for Arts and Humanities in 1974