Nasser in the Egyptian Imaginary - Paperbackby Omar Khalifah (Author) The late President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 1970), has been represented in many major works of Egyptian literature and film, and continues to have a presence in everyday life and discourse in the country. Omar Khalifah's analysis of these representations focuses on how the historical character of Nasser has emerged in the Egyptian imaginary. He explores the recurrent images of Nasser in literature and film and shows