Biography
Esam Abou-El Magd
Author, editor, travel journalist
Esam Abou-El Magd, born in Hamburg, is the son of an Egyptian doctor and a paediatric nurse from Fehmarn, and grew up on the Baltic coast. He studied economics on a dual programme with the Otto Group, then philosophy, psychology and Scandinavian studies, completing his degree with a study of Friedrich Nietzsche that was widely noted. Alongside his literary work he is a non-fiction editor and travel journalist.
In 2026 he published the novel “Das Ende der Träume ist aller Anfang”, supported by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. In parallel he writes flash fiction at a steady pace: intense narratives of between 600 and 1,300 words for the impatient spirit of our time. A selection of around thirty of these very short stories is planned for late 2027 or 2028. The author lives on the island of Fehmarn.
Contact
For readings, press and enquiries
Esam Abou-El Magd is glad to read from his novel and from his flash fiction, and from both in one evening. Enquiries from bookshops, libraries, literature houses and editorial desks are welcome.