National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2020) Nominee
Adania Shibli
アダニヤ・シブリ
Adania Shibli
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974 （Shibli-Umm al-Ghanam, Upper Galilee, Israel）
- Nationality
- Palestinian
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Hebrew, French, Korean, German
- Residence History
- Jerusalem and Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, essayist, playwright, short story writer, professor
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Birzeit University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East London | — | Media and Cultural Studies | Ph.D. | — | United Kingdom |
| Birzeit University | — | Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies | — | 2013年以降 | Palestine |
University of East London
Media and Cultural Studies
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD thesis: Visual Terror: A Study of the Visual Compositions of the 9/11 Attacks and Major Attacks in the 'War on Terror' by British and French Television Networks
Birzeit University
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Period:
2013年以降
Country:
Palestine
part-time professor since 2013
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Young Writer’s Award–Palestine | Touch | — | A. M. Qattan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Young Writer’s Award–Palestine | We are all equally far from love | — | A. M. Qattan Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Beirut39 | — | — | Banipal magazine and Hay Festival | 選出 |
| 2020 | National Book Award for Translated Literature | Minor Detail | — | — | 最終候補 |
| 2021 | International Booker Prize | Minor Detail | — | — | ロングリスト |
| 2023 | LiBeraturpreis | Minor Detail | — | LitProm | 受賞（式典中止） |
| 2024 | Leteo award | Minor Detail | — | City of León, Spain | 受賞 |
Young Writer’s Award–Palestine
2001
Work:
Touch
Organization:
A. M. Qattan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Young Writer’s Award–Palestine
2003
Work:
We are all equally far from love
Organization:
A. M. Qattan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Beirut39
Organization:
Banipal magazine and Hay Festival
Result:
選出
National Book Award for Translated Literature
2020
Work:
Minor Detail
Result:
最終候補
International Booker Prize
2021
Work:
Minor Detail
Result:
ロングリスト
LiBeraturpreis
2023
Work:
Minor Detail
Organization:
LitProm
Result:
受賞（式典中止）
Leteo award
2024
Work:
Minor Detail
Organization:
City of León, Spain
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Minor Detail
2017 NovelA novel based on the 1949 rape and murder of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers.
Nakbaviolencememoryidentity
Translations
- Original Arabic, English trans. Elisabeth Jaquette
Bibliography
- Minor Detail (2017)
- Keep your eye on the wall: Palestinian landscapes (2013)
- We are all equally far from love (2012)
- Touch (2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sensory proseexperimental language
- Recurring Motifs
- controlfearplaceidentity
Legacy
Prominent Palestinian author known for Minor Detail, which sparked controversy at 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair.
In Popular Culture
- Frankfurt Book Fair controversy
Quotes
-
Palestine is a mode of living, an experience. But it's also a position of witnessing, from a position that can teach us.
Source: World Literature Today interview (2020)
Trivia
- Over 1,000 authors signed an open letter in support amid Frankfurt Book Fair controversy.