Rashad Abu Shawar

Rashad Abu Shawar (Arabic: رشاد أبو شاور, <small>romanized:</small> Rashād Abū Shāwir; 15 June 1942 – 28 September 2024) was a Palestinian short story writer and novelist, and was a member of the Palestinian National Council. He received the Palestine Appreciation Award 2019.

Biography

Abu Shawar was born in Zikrin, Hebron, Palestine, on 15 June 1942. He held several positions in institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and worked at the Unified Media Council in Beirut. He died in Amman on 28 September 2024.

Works

He published more than 7 novels and short stories, including:

• Ayyām al-ḥarb wa al-mawt (), 1973
• Bayt Akhḍar DhÅ« Saqf qrmydy (), 1974
• al-Bukāʼ Ê»alá á¹¢adr al-ḤabÄ«b (), 1974
• al-Ashjār lā tnmw Ê»alá al-dafātir (), 1975
• al-Ê»Ushshāq (), 1978
• Ê»Iá¹­r al-YāsamÄ«n (), 1978
• Arḍ al-Ê»Asal (), 1979
• al-Rabb lam ystrḥ fÄ« al-yawm al-sābiÊ» (), 1986

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