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Beirut39
Beirut39 is a collaborative project between the Hay Festival, Beirut UNESCO's World Book Capital 2009 celebrations, ''Banipal'' magazine and the British Council among others in order to identify 39 of the most promising Arab writers under the age of 39. The project was carried out during 2009-10 and followed on the success of Bogotá39, an earlier contest held in 2007 to identify the most promising young Latin American writers. In connection with Port Harcourt being World Book Capital 2014, Africa39 was launched by Hay Festival, featuring 39 writers under the age of 40 from sub-Saharan Africa. Beirut39's requirements for eligibity stipulated that the author be born in or after 1970, be of Arab heritage and have at least one publication. The judges for the contest included Egyptian literary critic Gaber Asfour, Lebanese poet and journalist Abdo Wazen, Lebanese writer Alawiya Sobh and Omani poet and journalist Saif Al Rahbi. The project resulted in a literary anthology called ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Yamani
Ahmad Yamani (Arabic: أحمد يماني; born 1970, Cairo) is an Egyptians, Egyptian poet and translator. He graduated from Cairo University in 1992 and got his PhD in Arabic philology from Complutense University in Madrid. He now lives in Spain where he works at the broadcaster RTVE. Clarissa C. Burt, writing the Journal of Arabic Literature, classifies Yamani as a "nineties poet". She wrote ''"...his work is gross, revolting, disturbing, abusive, even as it reveals occasional remarkable turns of phrase, and inspired use of poetic tools."'' Youssef Rakha, writing in ''The Kenyon Review'', characterized the poetry of Yamani and the other young nineties poets as posing a political challenge to followers of Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), the influential Egyptian leader. He has published several books of poetry in Arabic, and one in his adopted language Spanish. Yamani has translated numerous Spanish-language writers into Arabic, among them José Ángel Valente, Rubén Darío, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Al Abri
Hussein al-Abri (Arabic: حسين العبرى), an Omani writer of short stories and novels, born in 1972. He is a psychiatrist and works at the General psychiatric Hospital in Muscat. Abri has published 5 novels, short stories and numerous articles. He won the " Beirut 39" festival of Hay Festival Foundation in cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Culture 2009. Education and career Hussein al-Abri was born in the state of Hamra in Oman. He began writing stories while he was at the university and publishing some articles and short stories in local and daily newspapers. In 2000, he published his first novel ''Diazepam''. In his writings, Abri discusses social and political issues. In 2005, his second novel ''Tingling'' was banned for a while since he touched upon the Omani security services. Whereas, his third novel ''Ship of Fools'' which was published in 2015, tells about mentally ill patients and the obstacles the doctor faces in a hospital that does not care about p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Thabit
Abdullah Thabit (, born 1973) is a Saudi Arabian poet, novelist and journalist. He was born in the city of Abha in the southern province of Asir. He studied Arabic literature at King Khaled University, and works as a journalist at the Saudi daily '' Al-Watan''. Thabit has published several volumes of poetry. He has also written a bestselling novel titled ''Terrorist Number 20'' (2006). The book recalls his teenage years as a religious extremist and was inspired in part by Ahmad Alnami, one of the 9/11 hijackers and a fellow resident of Abha who was vaguely familiar to Thabit. In April 2006, three months after the release of the book, Thabit was forced to move from Abha to Jeddah with his family after receiving death threats. In 2009-10, Thabit was recognised by the Beirut39 project as one of the best writers in the Arab world The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abderrazak Boukebba
Abderrazak Boukebba (Arabic: عبد الرزاق بوكبة ) (born 1977) is an Algerian journalist, author and television presenter. He was born in a village called Awlad J'hish in eastern Algeria. He studied literature at university, earning a BA degree in 1996. Initially, he worked as a consultant to the Algerian National Library before moving on to become an editor of television and radio programmes. He has worked for Algeria's national broadcaster ENTV. As an author, Boukebba has published short story collections, volumes of poetry and novels. He has received the President Award in Algeria for his writing. In 2009–10, he was selected as one of the most promising Arab authors under the age of 40 by the Beirut39 project conducted under the aegis of the Hay Festival. His work appeared in translation in the Beirut39 anthology edited by Samuel Shimon Samuel Shimon (born 1956 in Al-Habbaniyah, Iraq) is an Iraqi writer and journalist of Assyrian descent. He left Iraq in 1979 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamdy El Gazzar
Hamdy el-Gazzar ( ar, حمدي الجزار; born 1 October 1970) is an Egyptian writer. He was born in Giza and studied philosophy at Cairo University. He has been publishing since the 1990s; his literary output includes novels, short stories, stage plays and screenplays. His first novel (''Sehr Aswad'') ''Black Magic'' won the Sawiris Prize and has been translated into English by Humphrey Davies. His second novel ''Ladhdhat Sirriyya'' (''Secret Pleasures'') was published in 2008. Hamdy el-Gazzar was one of the 39 young Arab authors chosen by the Beirut39 Beirut39 is a collaborative project between the Hay Festival, Beirut UNESCO's World Book Capital 2009 celebrations, ''Banipal'' magazine and the British Council among others in order to identify 39 of the most promising Arab writers under the age o ... project. See also * Mohamed Salah El Azab References Egyptian novelists 1970 births Living people Cairo University alumni {{Egypt-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hala Kawtharani
Hala Kawtharani (, born 1977) is a Lebanese writer. She was born in Beirut and studied at the American University of Beirut. Primarily a fiction writer, she was named as one of the Beirut39 Beirut39 is a collaborative project between the Hay Festival, Beirut UNESCO's World Book Capital 2009 celebrations, ''Banipal'' magazine and the British Council among others in order to identify 39 of the most promising Arab writers under the age o ..., a 2009 selection of the most promising young writers in the Arab world. Her major titles include "The Last Week" (2006), "Beirut Studio" (2008), "Ali Al-Amirikani" (2012) and "Charisma" ( 2014). References 1977 births Living people Lebanese writers Lebanese women writers {{Lebanon-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dima Wannous
Dima Wannous ( ar, ديمة ونوس) (born in Damascus in 1982) is a Syrian writer and translator. She studied French literature at Damascus University and the Sorbonne. Also, she studied translation in France and has lived in Beirut, where she worked for the newspapers ''Al-Hayat'' and ''As-Safir''. She has also worked for broadcast media (radio and TV). Life and career She caught the eye of literary critics with ''Tafasil'' (''Details''), a short story collection released in 2007, which describes the Syrian society focussing on different characters with "ironic-grotesque overtones" and showing how they bow to power. She published her debut novel ''Kursi'' (''The Chair'') in 2008. She was named as one of the Beirut39, a group of 39 Arab writers under the age of 40 chosen through a contest organised by Banipal magazine and the Hay Festival. Her 2017 novel ''Kha'ifoun'' (''The Frightened Ones''), describes the life of a young woman in Damascus during the civil war who receives a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Saadawi
Ahmed Saadawi (born 1973, ar, أحمد سعداوي) is an Iraqi novelist, poet, screenwriter and documentary film maker. He won the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction for ''Frankenstein in Baghdad''. He lives and works in Baghdad. Awards and honours *2010 Beirut39 project, one of 39 chosen participants *2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction The International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) ( ar, الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية) is the most prestigious and important literary prize in the Arab world. Its aim is to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic ..., winner for ''Frankenstein in Baghdad'' *2017 Grand prix de l'Imaginaire, Foreign-language novel winner for ''Frankenstein in Baghdad'' Bibliography *2000 ''Anniversary of Bad Songs'' (poetry) *2004 ''The Beautiful Country'' (novel) *2008 ''Indeed He Dreams or Plays or Dies'' (novel) *2013 ''Frankenstein in Baghdad'' (novel) References 20th-century Iraqi novelists Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adania Shibli
Adania Shibli ( ar, عدنية شبلي) is a Palestinian author and essayist. She was born in Palestine in 1974. Personal life and education Shibli holds a Ph.D. from the University of East London in Media and Cultural Studies. Her dissertation is titled ''Visual Terror: A Study of the Visual Compositions of the 9/11 Attacks and Major Attacks in the 'War on Terror' by British and French Television Networks''. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the EUME c/o the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. Shibli has taught at the University of Nottingham, and since 2013, has worked as a part-time professor at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies at Birzeit University, Palestine. Shibli and her children split their time between Jerusalem and Berlin. Shibli speaks Arabic, English, Hebrew, French, Korean, and German. Writing career Since 1996, Shibli has published in literary magazines in Europe and the Middle East. Since then, she has expanded her work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyam Yared
Hiam Yared (born in Beirut in 1975) is a Lebanese writer, who has received numerous awards for her publications. She is the president of The Lebanese PEN Center. Early life and education Hiam was born in 1975 into a middle-class Christian family, and studied sociology at Saint Joseph University in Beirut. She first published a collection of poetry "Moon Reflections" in 2013, winning the gold medal for the Francophone Games in 2004, and published the second collection, "Water Wounds" in 2001. The publication of her collections has led to awards and invitations. Numerous poetry festivals, particularly in Canada, Portugal, Mexico and Sweden. She also participated in many literary evenings in several countries and was the winner of the DUCA6 Stock Exchange awarded by the French Language Academy in 2007. Her work has been characterized by focusing on issues related to freedom, union, traditions, and societal hypocrisy. Lebanese Pen Center Yared is the founder and president of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkader Benali
Abdelkader Benali ( ar, عبد القادر بنعلي; born 25 November 1975 in Ighazzazen, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist. When he was four years old, he and his family, of Berber background, migrated to The Netherlands and settled in Rotterdam, where his father worked as a butcher. When he was twenty-one his debut novel ''Bruiloft aan zee'' (Wedding by the Sea) appeared and was a huge critical and commercial success. It was translated into many languages. He received the Libris Prize for his second novel, ''De langverwachte'' ("The Long-Awaited"). In addition to novels and plays, Benali has published essays and reviews in respected newspapers and magazines including ''De Volkskrant'', ''Vrij Nederland'', ''De Groene Amsterdammer'', ''Esquire'' and ''Algemeen Dagblad''. Benali is an avid long-distance runner, his personal record being 2:52:19, achieved at the 2007 Rotterdam Marathon. He also wrote a book about his failed attempt to improve his best result, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faïza Guène
Faïza Guène (born 7 June 1985) is a French writer and director, best known for her two novels, ''Kiffe kiffe demain'' and ''Du rêve pour les oufs''. She has also directed several short films, including ''Rien que des mots'' (2004). Biography Born in Bobigny, France, in 1985, to parents of Algerian origin, Guène grew up in Pantin, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. She attended Collège Jean Jaurès, followed by Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in Pantin.Sarah Adams"Voice of the people" Interview with Faïza Guène. ''The Guardian'', 10 May 2006. She began studies in sociology at Université Paris VIII, in St-Denis, before abandoning them to pursue writing and directing full-time. Her debut novel, ''Kiffe kiffe demain'', was published in 2004 when Guène was 19 years old. It has sold more than 400,000 copies and been translated into 26 different languages. The novel was translated into English in 2006 by Sarah Ardizzone under the title ''Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow'' (US) and ''Just L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
