Fadhil Al Azzawi

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Fadhil Al Azzawi (Arabic: فاضل العزاوي ; born 1940 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi writer highly respected in the Arab world,[1] as he has published seven volumes of poetry, six novels, three books of criticism and memoir, and several translations of German literary works. He participated in Iraq's avant-garde Sixties Generation, and his early controversial work was lauded with great enthusiasm.

He holds a BA in English Literature from Baghdad University,[2] 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.[3]

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

Works

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  • In Every Well a Joseph Is Weeping, Quarterly Review of Books, 1997
  • "Cell Block Five" (2008, The American University in Cairo Press)
  • The Last of the Angels (2007, The American University in Cairo Press).
  • The Traveler and the Innkeeper (2011,The American University in Cairo Press).

References

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External links

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  1. Fadhil Al-Azzawi author bio
  2. Banipal 2008
  3. PEN American Center - Fadhil al-Azzawi