PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1998) Winner
Ibrahim Fawal
イブラヒム・ファワル
Ibrahim Fawal
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933 （Ramallah, Palestine）
- Died
- 2020 （Birmingham, Alabama） age 87
- Nationality
- Palestinian, American
- Languages
- English, Arabic
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Ramallah, Palestine → Birmingham, Alabama
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Author, Film scholar
- Active Years
- 1961-2020
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Influenced By
- David Lean, Youssef Chahine
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Southern College | — | — | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| UCLA | — | Film | M.A. | — | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | — | Ph.D. | 1996開始 | United Kingdom |
Birmingham-Southern College
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
UCLA
Film
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
University of Oxford
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1996開始
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis on Youssef Chahine
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | On the Hills of God | — | PEN Oakland | Winner |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1998
Work:
On the Hills of God
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
On the Hills of God
1998 Historical novel 450 pagesThe story of the Palestinian Nakba, or 'catastrophe', through the eyes of a young Palestinian man named Yousif Safi.
NakbaPalestinian experiencesLove and loss
Translations
- Arabic
- German
Youssef Chahine
2001 BiographyPhD thesis on the renowned Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, published by BFI and UC Press.
Legacy
Palestinian-American academic, professor, and author known for his historical novel On the Hills of God about the 1948 Nakba, recipient of the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award. Worked as assistant to David Lean on Lawrence of Arabia and authored a book on Youssef Chahine.
Quotes
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As the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues, one would expect a natural curiosity among Americans to learn more about its origination and basis. Of the many accounts of the roots of the conflict, none may be as instantly engaging, on a personal level, as On the Hills of God. This 450-page historical novel was written in 2006 by Ibrahim Fawal, a Christian Palestinian…
Source: Washington International (2006)