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Suheil Kiwan

Suheil Kiwan (Arabic:سهيل كيوان) is a Palestinian journalist and novelist.[1] He won the Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award in 2002 for his critical study titled ‘Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal Al-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij'.[2][3]

Suheil Kiwan
Born1956
OccupationJournalist, novelist, playwright
NationalityPalestinian
Notable awards– Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award

– Award of recognition from Al-Midan Theater

– National Award from Anna Lindh Foundation for children's literature

Early life

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He was born in Majd al-Krum in the Western Galilee in 1956. He studied primary school in his village, and continued his secondary studies in the Agricultural High School. He studied Philosophy for a year in Eastern Berlin. He worked as a literary editor in Al-Arabi magazine, which issues from Nazareth, from 1998 till 2014. In 1983, he started working in Al-Jadid magazine, which issues from Haifa, and in Al-Ittihad newspaper. He also writes for Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, which is issued in London, and Arab 48 website.[1][2] He published novels, story collections, children's stories, and plays.[2] He works with the Academy of the Arabic Language and Al-Salla Al-Thaqafiya program which host him as a writer, where he meets students. He won the Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award in 2002 for a critical study titled ‘Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal AL-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij’ in Ghassan Kanafani's literature.[2]

Works

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Novels

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  • Asi Al-Dam’, 1997, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine[4]
  • Maqtal Al-Tha’er Al-Akheer, 1998, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine[4]
  • Al-Mafqood Raqam 2000, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine[4]
  • Balad Al-Manhoos, 2018, Kul Shee Library, Haifa, Palestine[5]

Studies[3]

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  • Homeros min Al-Sahra’: Dirasat fi Shi’r Samih al-Qasim, (co-operative work), 2000
  • Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal AL-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij, 2002, Palestinian Organisation for National Guidance

Plays

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  • El-Ardh Bet’thel Tdor, (performed in Al-Risala Theatre in Majd Al-Krum), (not published), 1982[3]
  • Sitta ‘Ala Sitta, a satirical play which won an award of recognition from Al-Midan Theater in Haifa[3]
  • Awraq Fat’hiya Al-A’far, (a play in vernacular), published in acts in Kul Al-Arab newspaper in 2004[3]
  • Ma’a Fa’eq Al-Ihtiram, Al-Karma Theater, directed by Nabil Azir[6]
  • Mamlakat Al-Maraya, first edition published in 2008, followed by multiple reprints, illustrated by Anna Forlati, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine. The play was performed in Beit Al-Karama in Haifa, Palestine[7]

Children's stories

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  • Al-Qird Al-Shareh, first edition published in 1995, illustrated by Irina Karkabi, Children's literature Center[3]
  • Al-Asafeer Al-Tayiba, 1998, illustrated by Juhaina Habibi Qandilfit, Children's literature Center, Haifa, Palestine[3]
  • Kharboosha wa Awladuha, 2005, Elizabeth Mahameed, Children's literature Center, Nazareth, Palestine[4]
  • Zafaf Haleeb wa Shokolata, 2012, illustrated by Vita Tenniel, Dar Al-Huda
  • Aghla min Al-Thahab bi Katheer, 2013, illustrated by Nawar Abu Khidra Rashid, Al-Kitab wa Al-Maktabat Centre in Palestine, Arabic Children's Literature[8]
  • ‘Ilbat Halawa, illustrated by Manar N’eerat, 2015, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine[9]
  • Fi Qaryatina Intikhabat, 2016, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine
  • Mamlakat Al-Maraya, first edition published in 2008, followed by multiple reprints, illustrated by Anna Forlati, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine. The play was performed in Beit Al-Karama in Haifa, Palestine

Story collections

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  • Al-Mubaraza, 1991, Dar Al-Aswar, Acre, Palestine[4]
  • Ahzan Al-Nakheel, 1993[4]
  • That Sat’h Al-Hibr, 2005, Dar Al-Majid, Ram’Allah[4]
  • Madih Likhazooq ‘Akhar, 2013, Dar Al-Raya, Haifa[10]
  • Masra’ Hatem Tai, 2018, Kul Shee Library, Haifa[11]

Awards

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  • Tawfiq Zayyad Institution Award in 2001 for a critical study titled ‘Ghassan Kanafani: Al-Jamal AL-Hazeen wa Al-‘Ata’ Al-Mutawahij’ in Ghassan Kanafani's literature[2][3]
  • Award of recognition from Al-Midan Theater in Haifa for his play Sitta ala Sitta[3]
  • National Award from Anna Lindh Foundation for children's literature for his play Mamlakat Al-Maraya, which was produced by Qasim Sha’ban, and published by Dar Al-Aswar lil Tifl, Acre[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Suheil Kiwan". The Short Story Project. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "‏الكاتب سهيل كيوان: رسالة الأديب الحفاظ على الهوية العربية الفلسطينية". أقلام مقاومة (in Arabic). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "الكاتب سهيل كيوان – موقع اللغة العربية". sites.google.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g أبوفياض, رام الله-محمد. ""تحت سطح الحبر" جديد دار الماجد". صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ "رابطة أدباء الشام – رؤية أخرى للنكبة في رواية بلد المنحوس". www.odabasham.net. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ "الكاتب سهيل كيوان والمخرج نبيل عازر يدخلان مع فائق الاحترام إلى "الكرمة" | Qadita.net" (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b Nimer, Sulieman (6 May 2009). "مملكة المرايا تكشف قيم الجمال". www.alarab.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  8. ^ Nimer, Sulieman (2 January 2014). "قراءة في قصة أغلى من الذهب بكثير ، تأليف سهيل كيوان ، بقلم سهيل ابراهيم عيساوي". www.alarab.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  9. ^ "للأديب سهيل كيوان – ديوان العرب". www.diwanalarab.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. ^ "قراءة في مجموعته القصصية،"مديح لخازوق آخر"! – ديوان العرب". www.diwanalarab.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  11. ^ سهيل, كيوان، (2018). مصرع حاتم طي: مجموعة قصصية (in Arabic). مكتبة كل شيء،. ISBN 978-965-7753-46-0.
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