Fadhil Al Azzawi

Fadhil Al Azzawi

Fadhil Al Azzawi (born 1940 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi writer and highly respected in the Arab world, [ [http://www.boaeditions.org/authors/azzawi.html Fadhil Al-Azzawi author bio ] ] as he has published seven volumes of poetry, six novels, three books of criticism and memoir, and several translations of German literary works. He has participated in Iraq's avant-garde Sixties Generation, and his early controversial work was critiqued and lauded with great enthusiasm.

He holds a BA in English Literature from Baghdad University, [ [http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/contributor.php?conid=220 Banipal 2008 ] ] however Fadhil soon left Iraq in 1976, as the Baathist-controlled regime was becoming increasingly powerful. He later earned a doctorate in communications studies from Leipzig University. He has worked as a freelance journalist and translator for Arab newspapers and cultural reviews. He also founded the poetry magazine "Shi’r 69". [ [http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/662 PEN American Center - Fadhil al-Azzawi ] ]

He currently resides in Berlin, as a full-time writer.

Works

* "Miracle Maker: Selected Poems" (2003)
* "In Every Well a Joseph Is Weeping" (1997)

References

External links

* [http://www.boaeditions.org/authors/azzawi.html Fadhil Al Azzawi at BoaEditions.org]


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