Description

The first edition of an Arabic novel by Mahmud Taymur (1894 – 1973), by an Egyptian author from a family of literates: his father Ahmed Taymur Pasha (1871-1930) was a well known writer and researcher of Arabic heritage, his aunt Aisha al- Taymouri (1840-1903) was a pioneering Arabic female poet, his brother Muhammad Taymour (1892-1921) authored the first short story in the Arabic literature.

Mahmud Taymur wrote novels, stories and was a keen researcher of the Arabic language. He attended conferences in the Arabic and the Western world and received several prices for his work.

References: OCLC 745116136, 917392057, 235987396, 1158641072.