#sunset oasis
Egypt is the country of a thousand authors, but few are remembered across generations as the luminaries of the craft. Bahaa Taher was a novelist, a literary connoisseur, and one of the most widely read authors of his generation. Born in Cairo in 1935, Taher bore Upper Egyptian roots from his parents. As the youngest of eight children, Taher’s mother would regularly inspire him with stories from her birthplace, the village of Karnak, Luxor, which he would often return to…
