Youssef Ziedan wrote at a period when the questions philosophy asked were themselves being renegotiated.
The record lists Youssef Ziedan as Egyptian scholar.
Youssef Ziedan was born at Sohag in 1958. His recorded nationality is Egypt. He studied at Cairo University.
Twentieth-century philosophy was marked by war, exile and ideology; many of its central figures wrote in flight or under censorship.
His principal work is Azazeel. Philosophical influence is measured in the questions a thinker made unavoidable.
The honours record reads: International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2009).
That the work was done from Egypt matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Youssef Ziedan is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- International Prize for Arabic Fiction — 2009
- Notable work: Azazeel
