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Khairy Shalaby was born on January 31, 1938, in a small village near Kafr al-Shaykh in the Nile Delta. He was a visiting professor at the Institute of Dramatic Arts, where he taught the history of contemporary Egyptian theater, and was editor-in-chief of Magallat al-shi'r (Poetry Magazine) and of the Maktabat al-dirasat al-sha'biya (Library of Popular Studies) series of books, published by the Ministry of Culture. He was awarded the National Prize for Literature for 1980-81, and received the Medal for Science and Art for the same year.
He was the author of some 70 books, including novels, short stories, historical tales, and critical studies. Three of his novels have been translated and published by the AUC Press: The Lodging House (Wikalat 'Atiya) (which was awarded the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature in 2003),The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets (Rihalat al-turshagi al-halwagi),and earlier this year The Hashish Waiter (Saleh Hesa)