Fahad al-Ateeq is a Saudi short story writer and novelist.
Born in
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
, Fahad al-Ateeq has published 5 collections of short stories and a novel. He started writing short stories for ''
Lotus Magazine'', the Afro-Asian literary magazine. His stories have been translated into both French and English. He has also appeared in the literary magazine ''
Banipal
''Banipal'' is an independent literary magazine dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Arab literature through translations in English. It was founded in London in 1998 by Margaret Obank and Samuel Shimon. The magazine is published three tim ...
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Works
* ''Life on Hold'', 2012. Translated from the Arabic ''كائن مؤجل'' by Jonathan Wright. Extract translated by Kathryn Stapley, in ''Banipal'' 34: The World of Arab Fiction.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Saudi Arabian novelists
Saudi Arabian short story writers
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