Gambling on the Honour of Lady Mitzi
Ahmed al-Morsi
Gambling on the Honour of Lady Mitzi transports us back to the beginning of the last century in Egypt through the absorbing stories of four people who meet at a racecourse: a boy forced to become a jockey; an English lady who buys his horse, having seen in the young boy the image of her deceased son; a bookmaker; and a retired policeman who places bets to pay for his sick wife’s treatment. Triggered by the unexpected win of the boy’s horse, adventures and struggles follow as the characters’ interests and aspirations collide and emotions run high.
Publisher
Dar Dawen
Nomination
2024 Shortlist
Ahmed al-Morsi
Country of origin Egypt
About the author
Ahmed al-Morsi is an Egyptian novelist and journalist, born in 1992. He graduated with a B.A. in Media from the Radio and Television Department of Cairo University. He now works as a journalist and producer for Dream TV, as an editor for the Rotana network, as well as writing articles for Egyptian and Arab newspapers such as Al-Watan. He has published three novels: What is Left of the Sun (2020), achieving second prize in the Young Writers category of the Sawiris Cultural Awards in 2021; Written (2021); and Gambling on the Honour of Lady Mitsy (2023).