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Amara Lakhous

アマラ・ラコウス

Amara Lakhous

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970 (Algiers, Algeria)
Nationality
Algerian, Italian
Languages
Arabic, Italian
Religion
Islam
Residence History
Algiers, Algeria → Rome, Italy → New York City, United States

Career

Occupations
author, anthropologist, journalist
Active Years
1993-2024
Affiliations
Adnkronos International, Shark/Gharb
Nominations
International Prize for Arabic Fiction longlist (2021, The Night Bird)

Education

University of Algiers
Philosophy
Degree: 学士
Country: Algeria
Sapienza University of Rome
Cultural anthropology
Country: Italy
Thesis on second generation Muslim Arab immigrants in Italy

Awards

Flaiano prize
2006
Work: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Result: 受賞
Racalmare-Leonardo Sciascia prize
2006
Work: Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
Result: 受賞
Prix des Libraires Algériens
2008
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio

2006 novel 189 pages

A clash of civilizations in a multicultural apartment building in Rome.

immigrationmulticulturalismidentity
Adaptations
  • [film] Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio (2008)
Translations
  • Translated into Dutch, English, French

Bibliography

  • Le cimici e il pirata (1999)
  • Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio (2006)
  • Divorce Islamic Style (2010)
  • Un pirata piccolo piccolo (2011)
  • Dispute Over a Very Italian Piglet (2013)
  • The Prank of the Good Little Virgin of Via Ormea (2014)
  • The Night Bird (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Multilingual narrativesatiricalimmigrant perspective
Recurring Motifs
cultural clashesimmigrant lifeidentity crisis

Legacy

Algerian-born Italian author acclaimed for depicting immigrant experiences and multicultural societies.

Trivia

  • Born into a Berber family with nine siblings.
  • Fled Algeria due to death threats from Islamists.