Amira Ghenim
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Amira Ghenim is a Tunisian writer and academic.[1][2] She was born in 1978 in Sousse.[3] She obtained a PhD in linguistics, teaches at Tunis University, and is involved in academic publishing about linguistics and translation both as an editor and a writer.[4][5] In addition, she has written and published two novels to date:
- The Yellow Dossier (2019), which won the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamad Prize in 2020
- The Calamity of the Nobility (2020), which was shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2021[6]
She is also involved in radio production, and her show "Women of My Country" won an award from the Arab Radios Union in 2014.[3]
References
- ↑ Bio
- ↑ "Interview with shortlisted author Amira Ghenim | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amira Ghenim, Tunisia | Creative and Critical Writings 2021". Arab Culture Fund. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ↑ "Amira Ghenim | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ↑ "4 Arab Female Writers On The International Prize for Arabic Fiction's Longlist". About Her. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ↑ "IPAF Judging Chair Announces 2021 Shortlist 'Rivaling the Best Books of the Prize'". ARABLIT & ARABLIT QUARTERLY. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
