Children of Gebelawi (أولاد حارتنا, Awlād Ḥāra tnā), published in 1959 under the French title Les Fils de la médina. This controversial allegorical novel was accused of blasphemy and banned in Egypt for decades. It tells the story of a courtyard and its inhabitants through the prism of major religions.
French Editions
- Les Fils de la médina — Actes Sud / Sindbad, 1994 (rééd. Babel)