Dec 18, 2009

A Conversation from the Third Floor | Critical Overview

While El-Bisatie is a prolific writer and well recognized in his homeland, only two of his books have been translated into English. His minimalist style of writing, which is visually stimulating but lacking in drama, makes his works feel, to the general Englishspeaking public, somewhat incomplete. Despite this, many reviewers have praised his collection of short stories for their visual appeal. Most reviewers have enjoyed reading El-Bisatie’s works. Their main complaint is that they want more.

David Masello, in the New York Times Book Review, describes El-Bisatie as a...