Saturday, February 15th, at 6:00 PM

Book Signing and Discussion with Writer Omar Taher
On His New Book: The Brotherhood of the Middle Class: Farewell to the Forties

About the Book:

In this poignant book, Omar Taher writes:

“I do not feel sorrow for the opportunities I wasted; my resentment is reserved for the opportunities that wasted me. I had saved the best of myself for them, only for them to take what they did… What a loss.

I do not believe in bad luck. I see everything I’ve experienced as the best possible outcome given my abilities. I accept the view of those close to me that I am ascetic and nihilistic, considering it a success story. After my death, I wish to donate my body to research that explains the feeling of gratitude.

Did I achieve what I dreamed of?
Perhaps.
But what is certain is that I achieved what I never dreamed of.”

A deeply moving and profound memoir from one of Egypt’s finest contemporary writers.

About the Author:

Omar Taher was born in Upper Egypt in the mid-1970s. He has published numerous successful books, including:

• After the Kids Fall Asleep
• Who Taught Nasser to Smoke Cigarettes?
• Kohl and Cardamom – A Novel
• The Book of Transportation: Personal Stories to Kill Time
• Egypt’s Craftsmen: Scenes from the Lives of Some of Egypt’s Modern Builders
• Omar Taher’s Satirical Albums
• The Prophet’s Trace: Short Stories Inspired by the Prophet’s Biography
• Radio Songs: A Personal History of Singing
• Translation of By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho
• Paving Egypt: A Satirical Photo Album
• The Spice Route: Short Stories
• Berma Theory
• It’s Over: A Social Satirical Album

He has written screenplays for several films, including Tir Ent, Yom Maloosh Lazma, and Captain Egypt. He has also published poetry collections such as Coffee and Chocolate and A Walk to the Wall.

Taher has written songs for many artists, including Asala, Rami Sabry, Ahmed Adaweya, Cairokee, Souad Massi, Ahmed Saad, and Mohammed Assaf. He has hosted several radio programs, such as One of My Friends, The Road to Abdeen, and I Saw God with Aziz El-Shafie. He has also presented TV programs like Authentically Egyptian and Go Crazy with Coca-Cola.

His theatrical works include Ya Tal’a el-Qal’a and Shoghl Afarit, and he wrote the script for the animated TV series Super Hindy.

Taher has won numerous awards, including the Best Columnist Award in 2015 from Shabab Magazine’s poll, and his book Radio Songs was voted Best Book of 2015 by libraries and readers.

He has written for most Egyptian newspapers and magazines.

Admission is free after Registration 

AI generated translation.