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Zahran Alqasmi

ザフラン・アルカスミ

Zahran Alqasmi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-01-01 （Dima Wattayeen）
Nationality
Omani
Languages
Arabic

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet
Active Years
2009-

Awards

International Prize for Arabic Fiction (Arabic Booker Prize) nomination
2021
Work: Exile of the Water Diviner
Organization: International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Result: ノミネート

Awards & Nominations

International Prize for Arabic Fiction 1 appearances
  1. Edition 16 (2023) Winner
    Work: 水占い師

    Set in an Omani village, the novel follows a man charged with finding underground water. It quietly explores how scarcity, legend, fear, and respect shape daily life and bind a community to its landscape.

    The search for water reveals the village's memory and the history embedded in the land.

    228 pages
    waterOmancommunitynaturelegendsurvival

Works

Major Works

Biography of the Stone 1

2009 Essay/Non-fiction

An essay collection exploring memories and local histories centered on stone.

memoryplacehistory

Biography of the Stone 2

2011 Essay/Non-fiction

The second in the series, essays depicting regional landscapes and people's lives.

communitylandscapepassage of time

Mountain of the Horseradish Tree

2013 Novel

A novel about family and ties to the land, notable for symbolic natural imagery.

familylandtradition

The Sniper

2014 Novel/Short stories

A work (or collection) portraying society and violence from personal perspectives, marked by tense narration.

violenceindividualjustice

Hunger for Honey

2017 Novel/lyrical prose

A lyrically written work about desire and loss, showing poetic influence in its language.

desirelossnature

Exile of the Water Diviner

2021 Novel

A novel about the clash of tradition and modernity, exile and rebirth. Nominated for the Arabic Booker Prize in 2021.

exiletradition vs modernityrebirth

Bibliography

  • Biography of the Stone 1
  • Biography of the Stone 2
  • Mountain of the Horseradish Tree
  • The Sniper
  • Hunger for Honey
  • Exile of the Water Diviner

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical and symbolic expressionuse of poetic prose
Recurring Motifs
naturememoryexile and rebirth

Legacy

An important contemporary writer from Oman, known for works spanning poetry and fiction. His 2021 nomination for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction increased attention beyond the region.

Trivia

  • Born in 1974, an Omani writer and poet.
  • Reported author of four novels, ten poetry collections, as well as short stories and non-fiction.
  • Nominated in 2021 for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for 'Exile of the Water Diviner'.