Gerald Messadié
Internationally-acclaimed Gerald Messadié is the author of numerous novels, scientific works and historical studies, including A History of Evil (Kodansha, 1997), Great Scientific Discoveries (Kingfisher, Chambers, 1992), and L'Histoire générale de l'antisémitisme (JC Lattès, 1999). 25, rue Soliman Pacha was largely inspired by the author’s experience growing up in Egypt.