Ibrahim AslanIbrahim Aslan (1937-2012) was born in Tanta in the Nile Delta. He published his first collection of short stories, Buhayrat al-misa' ('Evening Lake'), in 1971. The Heron, his first novel, was published in Arabic in 1983. He is also the author of NileSparrows (AUC Press, 2004). Read More Read Less