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Dr. Shwan Abdullah Hamad is a Kurdish novelist, academic, and scholar whose work probes the intersections of memory, identity, and historical trauma. Born and raised in Kurdistan, he writes with an intimate awareness of silenced voices and forgotten histories of the Middle East.

His debut novel, A Clove Necklace, blends lyrical storytelling with cultural depth, giving voice to lives fractured by exile, war, and resistance.

Beyond fiction, Hamad is a university lecturer and researcher in pharmaceutical sciences, holding a PhD in encapsulating cells and actives. His writing carries both the precision of a scientist and the soul of a poet, equally devoted to truths uncovered in the laboratory and the emotional truths of lived experience.

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A Clove Necklace: A Novel

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