Books
Has written or translated many books, including:
1- Books in Arabic:
a) In Language and Literary Criticism:
Analytical Criticism, 1963, 1992.
The Art of Comedy, 1980.
Literary Genres, 1984, 1992, 2001, 2010.
On Drama and Poetry, 1986.
The Art of Translation, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2008.
On Life and Art, 1993.
Contemporary Currents in Western Culture, 1994.
Issues in Modern Literature, 1995.
Modern Literary Terms, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004.
Literary Translation: Theory and Practice, 1997, 2002.
The Translator's Guide, 2000, 2004.
Modern Translation Theory, 2003.
b) Creative Works:
Al-Barr Al-Gharbi (The Western Bank of the Nile) presented in 1964, published in 1985.
Meet Halawah, a play published in 1979 and presented in 1982. Second edition 1994.
The Prisoner and the Jailor, published in 1980, 1984, presented in 1998 (four one-act plays).
Al-Magazib (The Idiots) a play presented in 1983 and published in 1985.
Al-Ghirban (The Crows) a play in verse published in 1987 and presented in 1988.
A Spy in the Sultan's Palace, a play in verse published in 1991 and presented at the National Theatre 1992.
The Dervish and the Dancer, published in 1994, presented in 2000.
The Journey of Enlightenment, a documentary play, co-authored with Samir Sarhan, presented in 1991, published in 1992.
Laylat Al–Zahab (The Night of Gold) four one-act plays Published in 1993.
Halawat Yunis (Yunis Candy) four one-act plays published in 1993.
The Master Rabble, a play published in 1993.
Echoes of Silence, a volume of verse, 1997.
Oases in a Life-time, an autobiography, 1998.
Oases in a Foreign Land, the autobiography continued, 1999.
Egyptian Oases, third part of the autobiography, 2000.
The Nymph of Atlas, a volume of verse, 2001.
Tales from the Oases, an autobiographical supplement, 2002.
The Green Island, a novel, 2003.
A Life Ring, A volume of verse, 2004.
The Tale of Mi'zah, a narrative poem, 2004.
Job's Wife, a narrative Poem, 2004.
And two Arabic plays adapted for the theatre but never published.