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Arab paranormal and horror writers
Anis Mansour (1924 - 2011)
He was an Egyptian writer , novelist and journalist.
He was famous in writing books about paranormal such as :
"Spirits and Ghosts"
"The Hidden Powers"
"Those Who descended from the Sky"
"Those Who returned to the Sky"
And I have put two English translations of two chapters of his book "Spirits and Ghosts" in the Other Authors section.
He was born in Mansoura city on 18 August 1924. He obtained his BA in philosophy at Cairo University in 1947 and started his journalistic career. He joined the staff of the newspaper Al Asas, later joining many other newspapers and magazines such as Rose al-Yousef and Al-Ahram. He served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine Akher Saa from 1970 to 1976. He became the editor-in-chief of the October magazine in 1976.
Anis wrote more than 170 books on many subjects, some of which were translated into French, Dutch and Russian.
Mansour published about 177 books in different fields. He also translated some 200 German, French and English short stories and 24 plays into Arabic. He also wrote 15 comedies and other 12 television drama serials.
He introduced Alberto Moravia to the Arabic literature by being the first to translate his works.
His most famous book is "Around the World in 200 days" which documented his actual journey around the world in the early 1960s. The book details many facts and traditions of the countries he visited, including India, Japan, Australia (where he took interest in the local Lebanese community) and the United States, as well as his meeting with the Dalai Lama.
Anis died at age 87 in Cairo on 21 October 2011.