	El-Bisatie started writing in the early 1960s and published many stories in leading journals such as al-Masa', al-Katib and al-Majalla. He is considered to be part of the Egyptian literary movement that was spearheaded by the avant-garde magazine "Gallery 68". His first book, a collection of stories called "Al-kibar wa al-sighar" was published in 1967-68. Since then, he has published more than a dozen works of fiction, including novels and short story collections.