Fawwaz Haddad

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Fawwaz Haddad


Born
in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
January 01, 1947

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Fawwaz Haddad (Arabic: فواز حدّاد) (born 1947) is a Syrian novelist. He was born in Damascus and studied law at Damascus University. He held several jobs before taking up writing full-time. Haddad published his first novel Mosaic, Damascus '39 in 1991. Since then he has written several more, including A Fleeting Scene, The Unfaithful Translator, A Solo Performance on Piano and God's Soldiers. The Unfaithful Translator was nominated for the 2009 Arabic Booker Prize while God's Soldiers was selected for the longlist of the 2011 prize, although it failed to make it on to the eventual shortlist.

Excerpts of Haddad's work have been translated in English and published in Banipal magazine. The Princeton scholar and translator Max Weiss is currently
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جنود الله

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السوريون الأعداء

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المترجم الخائن

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خطوط النار

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عزف منفرد على البيانو

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الضغينة والهوى

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مشهد عابر

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39  موزاييك دمشق

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تياترو 1949

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مرسال الغرام

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