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Rabai al-Madhoun

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Rabai al-Madhoun

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1945 (al-Majdal, British Mandate Palestine (near Ashkelon, present-day Israel))
国籍
Palestinian
言語
Arabic, English
居住地歴
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip → Beirut, Lebanon → Nicosia, Cyprus → London, United Kingdom

経歴

職業
Journalist, Novelist, Writer, Editor
活動期間
1973年〜
所属
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (editor), Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (former member)
所属団体
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (former)
ノミネート
2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction — shortlisted for The Lady from Tel Aviv

学歴

Alexandria University
国: Egypt

受賞歴

International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF)
2016
対象作品: Destinies: The Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba
主催: International Prize for Arabic Fiction organization
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Idiot of Khan Younis

1977年 Short stories

A collection of short stories set in Khan Younis, Gaza, depicting life, struggles and daily realities of refugees.

Refugee experienceDaily hardshipIdentity

The Palestinian Intifada

1988年 Non-fiction / Reportage

Documentary-style reportage and analysis concerning the Palestinian situation and the Intifada in the 1980s.

PoliticsResistanceHistory

The Taste of Separation

2001年 Autobiographical novel

A largely autobiographical novel based on the author's experiences, dealing with exile, loss and personal memory.

ExileMemoryFamily

The Lady from Tel Aviv

2009年 Novel

A novel that interweaves history and personal memory through the perspectives of a Palestinian man and an Israeli woman. Shortlisted for the 2010 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

MemoryReconciliationHistorical conflict
翻訳
  • English translation by Elliott Colla

Destinies: The Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba

2015年 Novel

A major novel juxtaposing the tragedies of the Holocaust and the Nakba to explore memory, responsibility and layered histories. Winner of the 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

Dialogue of memoryComparative historyTrauma and reconciliation

全著作

  • The Idiot of Khan Younis (short stories, 1977)
  • The Palestinian Intifada (1988)
  • The Taste of Separation (autobiographical novel, 2001/2011)
  • The Lady from Tel Aviv (novel, 2009)
  • Destinies: The Concerto of the Holocaust and the Nakba (novel, 2015)

作品の翻訳

  • The Lady from Tel Aviv — English translation by Elliott Colla

作風・主題

文体
Realist proseBlend of autobiographical recollection and historical narrationNarrative rooted in political and social contexts
頻出モチーフ
Exile and refugee experienceMemory and traumaIntersection of history and the individual

評価・遺産

Rabai al-Madhoun is a significant figure in contemporary Palestinian literature, known for works addressing refugeehood and memory. His international profile rose after winning the 2016 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

豆知識

  • Born to a family displaced in 1948 and raised in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
  • Turned to a journalism career in 1973.
  • Was involved with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the 1970s but quit politics in 1980 to concentrate on writing.
  • Based in London and serves as an editor at Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.