Hisham Eid Abdualaziz

Hisham Eid Abdualaziz was born in October 1967. A year before he completed his arts degree Hisham faced the tragedy of his father’s death in far off Saudi Arabia. This meant Hisham had to delay his graduation dream and return to his hometown to take care of his five sisters until his older brother had established his legal career. Hisham found a job as a barber, and after he put aside the disappointment he felt about putting his studies on hold, he discovered the work was in fact a treasure trove of inspiration for his stories. It didn’t take Hisham long to become the quintessential barber and soon people were telling him about themselves and their personal journey. This period of his life gave Hisham the opportunity to write, and it provided the rich ingredients for his stories. Which he hopes show the reader the oppression, and the pain, simple people face every day.

	Works by Hisham Eid Abdualaziz

This is a collection of Egyptian stories with a twist. Instead of drawing inspiration from the pyramids or mummies, the author used the lives of simple village people to weave his vibrant stories. Each of these tales reflects events from everyday urban and rural life, set in realistic environments. There is an honesty in these stories that is refreshing and the prose paints an authentic picture for the reader. Initially written in Arabic, the author then translated the stories into English. To check the accuracy of the translation Hisham recruited a team of native English speakers to edit his work. Many of the volunteer editors were contacted via Internet chat rooms, and none of them were professional writers. Their collective occupations included, a barber, a laundry worker, and a homemaker. They met in the chat rooms and gave Hisham feedback on his stories and wrote them into English for him.