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Jabbour Douaihy
July 23, 2021
writer (1949–2021)
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Jabour Al-Duwaihi, a Lebanese novelist, born in Zgharta, northern Lebanon. He has about 15 literary works, including novels and short stories. His novel “The King of India” was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020, and his novel “June Rain” was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2016, while the novel “Autumn Equinox” won the Best Translated Work Award from the University of Arkansas, “The American Neighborhood” won the Saeed Akl Award 2015, and “The Homeless” won the Arab Literature Award 2013. It was translated. His novels have been translated into French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Turkish. He was honored several times in Lebanon and the Arab world.
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