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Suhail Kiwan, a Palestinian journalist and novelist, was born in the village of Majd al-Krum in the Western Galilee in 1956. A father of (4) children, he studied primary in his village and high school in agricultural Ramah, studied philosophy for a year in East Berlin, worked in all black jobs, entrepreneurship and trade, and then worked since 1998 AD as a literary editor for the newspaper Kul Al-Arab issued in Nazareth until 2014. He began writing in Al-Jadeed magazine published in Haifa , Al-Ittihad newspaper, and Al-Ghad magazine since 1983.
Writes political, literary and social press article. He has been writing for years in the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, as well as in the Arab 48 website in Haifa. He has written hundreds of short stories and articles for the local press and the Arab press. He has published three novels, five short story collections, ten children's stories, two studies and a number of plays. He works with libraries, the Academy of the Arabic Language and the Cultural Basket in meetings with students, as part of the Meet a Writer programs. He won the Tawfiq Ziyad Foundation Award for National Culture in 2002 for a critical study in Ghassan Kanafani's literature. Titled Sad beauty glowing tender.
His literature was and is still the subject of study and criticism by many Palestinian and Arab critics and creators, and many students of Arabic literature at various educational levels presented studies in his literature under the guidance of the country's senior professors of Arabic literature.
of his books
His first collection of short stories was published by Dar Al-Aswar Al-Akiya, entitled The Fencing, in 1990.
His sorrows of palms, stories, 1993 were published by him.
Tears Sticks (a novel), 1997, Al-Aswar Foundation, Acre.
The Killing of the Last Rebel, 1998, The Walls Novel, Acre.
The Missing No. 2000, a novel, 2000, the fences, acre. It was used in a feature film by director Ali Nassar, titled “Jamr Al-Hekaya”).
Homer from the Desert, Studies in the Poetry of Samih Al-Qasim, in partnership with other authors, 2000.
Ghassan Kanafani Study: Sad Beauty, Giving Glowing, 2003, on the Palestinian Institution for National Guidance.
Bad Country, 2018 novel, Everything Library, Haifa.
Plays by Sohail Kiwan
The earth keeps spinning, like the message theater in Majd al-Krum. It was not published in a book, 1982.
Six out of Six, a satirical play that won an award from the Maidan Theater in Haifa.
The papers of Fathia Al-Afar, a theatrical story in colloquial Arabic, was published in episodes in Kul Al-Arab newspaper in 2004.
With all due respect, Beit Al Karma, directed by Nabil Azar.
The Kingdom of Mirrors: A Play for Boys, 2008 first edition, followed by several editions, drawings by Anna Furlatti, The Walls-Acre. The play was performed at the Karma House Theatre.
His books for children
The Gluttonous Monkey, first edition 1995, followed by several editions, drawings by Irina Karkby, Children's Literature Center, Haifa. The idea of the story of the "gluttonous monkey" came from the phenomenon of gluttony among some, especially young people, who are ignorant of how to maintain a healthy diet and how to maintain their physical fitness. The writer considered that the most appropriate way to explain the idea to young children is to speak on the tongues of animals.
The Good Birds, 1998, drawings by Juhaina Habibi Kandalaft, on the authority of the Children's Literature Center, Haifa.
Kharboucha and her children, 2005, illustrations by Elizabeth Mahamid, Children's Literature Center, Nazareth.
Milk and Chocolate Wedding, 2012, drawings by Vita Nail, A. Dar Al-Huda Dr. slide.
Much More Expensive than Gold, 2013, illustrations by Nawar Abu Khadra Rashid, Center for Books and Libraries in Israel, Arab Children's Literature.
Halawa box, illustrations by Manar Nairat, 2015, Al-Aswar - Acre.
In our village elections, 2016, Aswar-Acre.
The Kingdom of Mirrors: A Play for Boys, 2008 first edition, followed by several editions, drawings by Anna Furlatti, The Walls-Acre. The play was performed at the Karma House Theatre.
story collections
He has published five short story collections:
The Fencing, 1991, The Fences - Acre.
The sorrows of palms, 1993, Thursday.
Under the surface of the ink, 2005, Dar Al-Majid, Ramallah.
Praise for another impalement, 2013, Dar Raya, Haifa.
The Death of Hatem Tay, 2018, Everything Library, Haifa.
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