Judge by day, novelist by life
The image of that peacock ending up in a stew is absurdly brilliant - it’s exactly the kind of detail that makes fiction feel more true than a news report. I’m so curious how he manages to switch between those two minds: one demanding cold fact, the other thriving on ambiguity and satire.
Judge by day, novelist by night: How Ashraf Elashmawy found compassion through fiction | The National
The Egyptian author and Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner discusses how 36 years in his country's judiciary have shaped his fiction