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.