Mohamed Tawfik
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Mohamed Tawfik (born 1956) is an Egyptian novelist, engineer and diplomat. His published works include a trilogy of novels:
- One Night in the Life of Abd al-Tawab Tootoo (1996)
- A Naughty Boy Called Antar (2003)
- Candy Girl (2010) (part of the curriculum at American University in Cairo)
He has also published two short story collections and a novella, and several other books in English. His 2021 Arabic novel The Whisper of the Scorpion was longlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize.
A longtime diplomat, he served as Egyptian ambassador to the USA.[1]
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