| Intro | Egyptian writer |
| Was | Writer |
| From | Egypt |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1916 |
| Death |
11 October 1985 (aged 69 years) |
Sa’ad Makkawi (1916-1985) was an Egyptian writer. He was born in Dalatun, Menoufia. As a young man, he travelled to France to study medicine but he returned without a degree. He is best known for his novel The Sleepwalkers (Al-Sayirun Niyaman) which was chosen by the Arab Writers Union as one of the 100 greatest Arabic novels. The novel has been translated by Jonathan Wright.