Biography
Magdy El-Gabry was born in 1961 in Egypt. He studied at a traditional Islamic school, learning the Quran before attending the Institute for Agricultural Studies and graduating in 1983. He also received a master's degree from the Higher Institute of Folkloric Art. He served as the editor of the General Egyptian Book Organization’s Young Library Series and of Theatre Magazine. He is the author of several collections including, Aghostos, (August), Bizabt wa Ka'innu Hasal (Just as if It Happened) and Ayyel bi-Yestaad el-Hawadeet (A Kid Chasing Stories). He died in 1999 of cancer.
Sources
Enani, Mohamed. Angry Voices: An Anthology of the Off-Beat New Egyptian Poets. Edited by Mohamed Metwalli, University of Arkansas Press, 2003. JSTOR, Accessed 27 July 2022, <https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1smjwqb>.
