Mohammad Elsannour
محمد السنور
Native name
Mohammad Ayman Elsannour
Born United Arab Emirates
OccupationAuthor
Novelist
LanguageArabic
English
Nationality Egypt
Website
Mohammad Elsannour

Mohammad Ayman Elsannour (Arabic: محمد أيمن السنور) is an Egyptian author, novelist, and pharmacist. He was born in United Arab Emirates.

Biography

Elsannour was born and raised in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.[1] He received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the United Arab Emirates University, and obtained a master's degree in biochemistry, as well as a master's degree in international human resource management and master's in health innovation from France and from the United States of America.[1][2]

His writings focus on issues of racism[3] and also the preservation of the Arab origin.[4][5] He has authored several novels, including Louise Membership (2019), about a pharmaceutical company named Louise,[6] as well as Placebo (2020), Om Ghafa (2020), and I Can't Breathe (2020).[7][8]

Critical reception

Louise Membership

Midwest Book Review writes that Louise Membership is a "pharmaceutical company called Louise, which is in fact a very precise and global gang."[6] A review by Monika Kosman in Global Comment describes Louise Membership as "a poignant and clever portrayal of the real face of drug companies," and notes the award of the Crime Prize in fiction for this work "was greeted with an outpouring of enthusiasm by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior, because his book is considered a source of inspiration for many officers working in the new smuggling and drug-trafficking operations in the Middle East."[9] A review by Tony Ramzy in Arabian Book Review states Louise Membership "is a relentless, compulsive read. It acts upon the reader like a drug, rendering you hungry to turn the page, to read more, more. To explore more, more of the darkness. It is a fascinating, terrifying read—akin to the best horror fiction, the most superior crime fiction, and, ultimately, the novel stands as one of the greatest literary masterpieces in any genre."[10] He also adds, "if the characters still have the power to provoke conspiracy and confuse expectations, if the stories not only attract the reader, but hit him on the head until he sits and notices that he really may be targeted, so “Louise Membership”, quite simply, a must-read book."[10]

Placebo

Rania Salem, writing for The Arab Daily News, describes Placebo as a novel "which talks about severe racism and how to deal with it in a correct way."[3] Critical reception for Placebo includes a review by Somia Omar in Arab World Books, who writes, "It is all very relatable, especially if you’re roughly of his generation. I felt pinprick-precise needlings of nostalgia; Placebo will surely find readers who’ll groan and declare they “feel so seen”."[11]

I Can't Breathe

A review by Fairuz Ahmed in The Authors of The Middle East describes I Can't Breathe as a "loathsome story of broken people, broken hearts and broken lives. Elsanour, has factually written everything realistically, without any character assassination."[12] She also says "I Can’t Breathe, is truly amazing, and although it is a fiction novel, it is almost realistic and sincere to the utmost degree, especially since Elsanour was adept at mixing reality and fiction in a very accurate and interesting way at the same time."[12] Sarah Khalid writes in a review for Arabian Book Review that "This book is absolutely crucial in establishing, once and for all, that people of color are up against a system that is prejudiced against them, and that that system needs to change."[13] And she describes I Can't Breathe as "very exciting and artistic, full of great suspense." She also writes that I Can't Breathe is "very heavy, despite its almost 200 pages, it resembles a hearty meal from fast food restaurants, which is very fatty and satisfies your cultural hunger."[13]

Publications

  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2019). Louise Membership. Yavi Publishing and Distribution House. ISBN 9789776718142. (Arabic title: عضوية لويز)[14]
  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2020). Placebo. Stockholm: The Arab Book Digitization House. ISBN 9789189273214. (Arabic title: بلاسيبو)[3]
  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2020). Om Ghafa. Stockholm: The Arab Book Digitization House. ISBN 9789189273139. (Arabic title: أم غافة)[15]
  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2020). I Can't Breathe. Stockholm: The Arab Book Digitization House. ISBN 9789189273467. (Arabic title: لا أستطيع التنفس)[7]
  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2021). I Can't Breathe (English ed.). Stockholm: The Arab Book Digitization House. ISBN 9798725040708. Translated by Manuela Alex.[16]
  • Elsannour, Mohammad (2021). Capsaicin. Stockholm: The Arab Book Digitization House. ISBN 9789189288058.

Participations

He participated in many International and Arab exhibitions such as Cairo International Book Fair, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and Sharjah International Book Fair and other Arab exhibitions,[17][18] and he also conducted several seminars and special and television lectures.[3]

Honors and awards

  • 2019 The Best Arabic Books, Arabian Book Review (Louise Membership)[19]
  • 2020 Egyptian Crime Fiction Prize, Egypt (Louise Membership)[9]
  • 2020 The Best Arabic Books, Arabian Book Review (I Can't Breathe)[20]
  • 2021 The Author Of The Year, Authors of The Middle East[21]

References

  1. 1 2 "I Can't Breathe Novel in New Year 2021 (Translation)". Alwatan voice News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mohammad Elsannour's biography". Authors of The Middle East. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "African Author Mohammad Elsanour releases new novel "I Can't breathe"". The Arab Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Author, Mohammad Elsanour, confronts racism and corona, with a novel I Can't Breathe (Translation)". Algerian Encyclopedia of political and strategic studies (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Egyptian Author and Novelist Mohammad Elsanour in a unique experiment to preserve the Arab origin and reject racism and discrimination in the novel I Can't Breathe (Translation)". Mawtini News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Reviewer's Bookwatch". Midwest Book Review. Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. April 2021, Volume 21, Number 4
  7. 1 2 "Which is more dangerous to a human being racism or a Corona virus? with the Egyptian Author Mohammad Elsanour in the novel "I Can't Breathe" (Translation)". Aabbir News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "When the Coronavirus merges with racism and poverty in times of war, with the Egyptian author, Mohammad Elsenour in a novel, I Can't Breathe. (Translation)". Sotaliraq News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 23 March 2021.
  9. 1 2 Kosman, Monika. "Book Review: Mohammad Elsanour's "Louise Membership"". Global Comment. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 Ramzy, Tony. "BOOK REVIEW: Louise Membership – Mohammad Elsanour". Arabian Book Review. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Omar, Somia. "BOOK REVIEW: PLACEBO BY MOHAMMAD ELSANOUR". Arab World Books. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 Ahmed, Fairuz. "Book Review: I Can't Breathe by Mohammad Elsanour". Authors of The Middle East. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  13. 1 2 Khalid, Sarah. "BOOK REVIEW: I Can't Breathe – Mohammad Elsanour". Arabian Book Review. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Novelist Dr. Mohammad Elsannour confronts a new type of drug in Louise Membership novel (Translation)". 22 Arabi News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 5 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "The author and novelist Mohammad Elsannour and special secrets in Om Ghafa novel (Translation)". Sotaliraq News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "The release of the English version of the novel, I Can't Breathe, by Mohammad Elsannour (Translation)". Raialyoum News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Book fair in Sidi Soliman, spreading the culture of reading (Translation)". Hespress (in Arabic). 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "The Republican Book Fair in "Rabat" concludes its tenth session (Translation)". Alsaudia Today (in Arabic). 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "The Best Arabic Books 2019". Arabian Book Review. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "The Best Arabic Books 2020". Arabian Book Review. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "The Author Of The Year (Archive)". Authors of The Middle East. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
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