The Egyptian General Book Authority has recently published the latest work of the short story writer Dr. Mahmoud Fateen, a collection titled “The Necessary Has Been Done.” This is his third short story collection following “We Are All Abdo the Fool” and “The Boat Is Sinking, Captain.”

The collection “The Necessary Has Been Done” includes thirteen short stories, all connected by a single dramatic and human thread. The main theme is death, which appears in each story in a different form and context. The author approaches death not as an end, but as a space for reflection and revealing the hidden emotions and secrets behind human beings. The stories vary between reality and fantasy, life and death, blending symbolism and realism.

Most of the stories’ events intersect with hospital settings, which the author transforms into a dramatic stage that encapsulates the human struggle with life, revealing aspects of mercy, weakness, and hope simultaneously. Through these recurring environments, Mahmoud Fateen weaves a unique narrative world combining deep human experience with the calm philosophical approach that characterizes his previous works.

Mahmoud Fateen is a doctor and short story writer. He previously published two collections: “The Boat Is Sinking, Captain” (2015) and “We Are All Abdo the Fool” (2018). His style is distinguished by blending autobiographical writing with social and literary critique. In his works, he explores various artistic forms that emerged during that period in music, literature, painting, and poetry, tracing the cultural and social transformations that accompanied them.

His latest work was the book “January Ghosts,” which examines some events that occurred between 2011 and 2013 based on his lived experience. Through this book, he offers a precise perspective and insight into the mindset of an entire generation via artistic expression of that era, as reflected in poetry, music, and other artistic activities, attempting to forecast the potential development of these fields in light of their connection to the current Egyptian life conditions.