Azher Jerjis is a critically acclaimed Iraqi writer.[1] He is a member of the PEN International society for writers. He was born in Baghdad in 1973 and is currently living in Norway.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

Azher Jerjis
Born1973
Baghdad
NationalityIraqi
Occupation(s)Interpreter, editor, writer, journalist

Writer's career

Since the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, Jerjis has worked as journalist.[6][7] During this time, he wrote numerous essays and stories that were published in a number of Arabic-language newspapers, both locally and elsewhere in the region. Most of his writings lean towards comedy and black comedy.[8]

He currently works as a cultural editor at the Norwegian newspaper Telemark and as an interpreter between Arabic and Norwegian.[9]

He started writing books in 2005, with his first, "Terror ... earthly hell",a sarcastic book about terrorist militias in Iraq. He has been subjected to an assassination attempt because of the book, which led him to flee from Iraq to Syria, then to Casablanca in Morocco, before settling in the kingdom of Norway.[10]

Azher Jerjis published his first novel, "al-Nawm fī ḥaql al-karz" (Sleeping in the Cherry Field), with Dar Al-Rafidain Printing, Publishing & Distribution in 2019. It got nominated for the long list in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for the year 2020.[11][12][13]

Works

  • fawq bilad as-suwad, or Above the Country of Blackness (published by Arab Institute for Research & Publishing, 2015).[14]
  • Ṣāniʻ al-ḥalwá, or The Sweetmaker (published by AlMutawassit Books, 2017)[15]
  • al-Nawm fī ḥaql al-karz, or Sleeping in the Cherry Field (published by Dar Al-Rafidain, 2019).[16]

References

  1. ↑ Behnegarsoft.com (2021-05-07). "Acclaimed Iraqi novel reaches Iranian book market | IBNA". Iran's Book News Agency (IBNA). Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Interview with longlisted author Azher Jerjis | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Azher Jirjees (Author of فوق بلاد السواد)". 2020-12-26. Archived from the original on 2020-12-26. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ↑ "القائمة الطويلة 2020 | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". 2020-12-10. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ↑ "العراق رمز الأب القتيل في رواية أزهر جرجيس | اندبندنت عربية". 2020-10-28. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Azher Jirjees: Writing an Iraqi Postman in Norway – ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly". 2020-11-28. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  7. ↑ "Azher Jerjis | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  8. ↑ "أزهر جرجيس: أكتبُ تفادياً للنسيان". imn.local (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  9. ↑ "أزهر جرجيس: عراقى فقد كل عائلته ألهمنى "النوم فى حقل الكرز"". 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  10. ↑ "أزهر جرجيس: عراقى فقد كل عائلته ألهمنى "النوم فى حقل الكرز"". 2019-12-27. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  11. ↑ "أزهر جرجيس لـ"العين الإخبارية": ميزتان لقائمة البوكر الطويلة هذا العام". 2019-12-18. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  12. ↑ "أزهر جرجيس يتحدث عن روايته المنافسة في "البوكر" وثورة العراق (حوار) | مصر العربية". 2021-02-10. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  13. ↑ "الجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية تعلن القائمة الطويلة وتكشف أسماء أعضاء لجنة التحكيم | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". 2020-12-24. Archived from the original on 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  14. ↑ "فوق بلاد السواد". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  15. ↑ "صانع الحلوى". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  16. ↑ "النوم في حقل الكرز". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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