Abu Golayyel migrated to Cairo in the early 1980s, and worked as a construction labourer on building sites.
[3] These stories deal with the author’s Bedouin heritage, written in a sarcastic style, close to everyday conversation.
The story takes place in an overpopulated building in Cairo and with tenants representing a "cross-section of Egyptian society, while highlighting a modern sense of displacement and urban alienation.
"[1] His 2009 novel A Dog with No Tail won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal, and an English translation by Robin Moger was released by AUC Press.
[6] Abu Golayyel worked as editor-in-chief of the “Popular Studies" series in folklore research for the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.