Jirjīs, Azʹhar

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Jirjīs, Azʹhar
Name (Arabic)
جرجيس، أزهر
Other forms of name
Jirjees, Azher
Occupation
Novelists
Associated Language
ara
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q98951352
Library of congress: no2019178193
Sources of Information
  • Ḥajar al-saʻādah, Abrīl, 2022:title page (Azʹhar Jirjīs = ازهر جرجيس) page facing title page (Azher Jirjees [in rom.])
  • al-Nawm fī ḥaql al-karaz, 2019:title page (ازهر جرجيس = Azʹhar Jirjīs; novelist)
  • فوق بلاد السواد،2015:

Wikipedia description:

Azher Jerjis is a critically acclaimed Iraqi writer. He is a member of the PEN International society for writers. He was born in Baghdad in 1973 and is currently living in Norway. He has published numerous short works, including fictional stories and newspaper essays, and his novel "al-Nawm fī ḥaql al-karz" (Sleeping in the Cherry Field) was long-listed for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2020.

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