Garnet Publishing is proud to announce that Reem Bassiouney, author of Professor Hanaa, will be featured on The Strand, the BBC World Service’s daily Arts and Culture programme, on Tuesday 6th December.
Reem Bassiouney is the author of five highly acclaimed novels in Arabic, all of which have been best-sellers in Egypt. Her second novel, The Pistachio Seller, won the best Arabic translated novel award in 2009, and her new novel, Professor Hanaa, which appeared in Arabic in 2008, won the first prize in the Sawiris literary award – the biggest award in Egypt.
Professor Hanaa is a lively, witty and sly commentary on modern relationships in the Arab world and will be a wonderful new discovery for UK readers. The book offers a fascinating insight into modern Egyptian society, its culture, identity and gender dynamics.
The Strand is a daily 18 minute programme highlighting the best of what's going in the arts. Presented by Harriett Gilbert and friends, it features discussions, reviews, big-name interviews and location reports as well as live studio performances and Hollywood, Bollywood gossip.

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