Khalil Alrez

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Khalil Alrez
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Born1956
Raqqa, Syrian Arab Republic
NationalitySyrian
EducationBA in Arabic language and Literature
OccupationAuthor and Translator
Notable work
The Russian Quarter

Khalil Alrez (Arabic: خليل الرز) is a Syrian novelist and translator. He was born in 1956. He has published nine novels and one play and was nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize in April 2020 for his novel The Russian Quarter.

Biography[]

Khalil Alrez was born in 1956 in Raqqa, Syria. After years he moved to Aleppo to continue his university studies. In 1980, Alrez earned his Bachelor's degree in Arabic language and literature from the University of Aleppo. Then he moved to Russia and lived in Saint Petersburg and Moscow from 1984 to 1993 to study theater and which there he learned the Russian language.[1] He worked in Russia as a translator and radio host. Years later, Khalil returned to Syria and worked as writer and translator in the Ministry of Culture of Syria. Alrez has published nine novels including “Al Badal”, “Sulawesi”, “Bl Tasawi”, “Youm Akhar” and others. He has also translated from Russian into Arabic the following: “Tale about the lost time by Evgeny Schwartz”, “Selected Russian Short Stories” and “Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov”.[2] Recently, Alrez’s novel “The Russian Quarter” was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Alrez left Syria to escape the civil war and now lives in Belgium.

Novels[]

  • Sulawesi, 1994
  • Another Day (original title: Youm Akhar), 1995
  • Obssesive Air (original title: Wiswas al Hawaa), 1997
  • A White Cloud in the Window of the Grandmother (original titlee: Gaima Baidaa fi Shubak Al Gadda), 1998
  • An Irland Salmon (original title: Salamon Irlandi), 2004
  • Where is Safed, Youssef? (original title: Aina Taqaa Al Safad Ya Youssef), 2008
  • An Equal Measure (Original title: Biltasawi), 2014
  • Al-Badal, 2017
  • The Russian Quarter (Origian title: Al-hye al-Russi), 2019.

Play[]

  • Two (original title: Ethnan), 1996.

Translations[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bedirian, Razmig (9 August 2020). "Why Syrian author Khalil Alrez chooses to write about war: 'I offer my readers something beautiful'". The National. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Khalil Alrez". International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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