An Egyptian novelist and translator born in Alexandria in 1992, Muhamad Ahmed Jamal – known as Muhamad A.Jamal – bridges the worlds of Western literature and contemporary Arab storytelling. His debut novel, The Book of Disappointment (Kitab Khaybat Al-Amal), won the Akhbar Al-Adab Prize (2017), signaling the arrival of a sharp, modern voice. Having translated heavyweights like Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Campbell, Gamal’s original fiction, including his novel Flight (Tayaran) and his mythological book Sons of Nut and Other Myths: Ancient Egyptian Tales (Abnaa Nut), reflects a profound understanding of narrative structure, myth-making, and the existential anxieties of the millennial generation.