Haji Jaber
Haji Jabir (born 1976) is an Eritrean novelist and journalist. He was born in the city of Massawa on the Red Sea coast. Writing in Arabic, he has published five novels until 2021. With the nomination of Black Foam (2018), Jabir became the first Eritrean novelist to be longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.[1] He lives in Doha, Qatar.
Works[]
- Samrawit (2012), winner of the in 2012
- Fatma's Harbour (2013), translated into Italian[2]
- The Spindle Game (2015), longlisted for the 2016 Sheikh Zayed Book Award
- Black Foam (2018), winner of the Katara Novel Prize in 2019, and longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction
- The Abyssinian Rimbaud (2021)
References[]
- ^ "Haji Jaber | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Haji Jabir presenta in prima nazionale "Fuga dalla piccola Roma"". ForlìToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- https://arablit.org/2019/01/21/eritrean-novelist-haji-jaber-on-writing-the-stories-of-the-falasha-jews/
- https://www.shortstoryproject.com/writers/haji-jaber/
- https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/award-winning-eritrean-novelist-felicitated
- https://events.qnl.qa/event/xLEDq/EN
- https://institute.aljazeera.net/en/trainer/13
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