b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nAbd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nAbd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi (arabiska: \xd8\xb9\xd8\xa8\xd8\xaf \xd8\xa7\xd9\x84\xd8\xb1\xd8\xad\xd9\x85\xd9\x86 \xd8\xa7\xd9\x84\xd8\xb4\xd8\xb1\xd9\x82\xd8\xa7\xd9\x88\xd9\x8a), f\xc3\xb6dd 1920, d\xc3\xb6d 1987, var en egyptisk f\xc3\xb6rfattare. Sharqawi skildrade framf\xc3\xb6r allt livet p\xc3\xa5 den egyptiska landsbygden. Hans debutroman Al-Ard (Jorden, 1954) kom i svensk \xc3\xb6vers\xc3\xa4ttning 1977.'