Palestinian-Icelandic writer, translator, and poet
Mazen Maarouf
مازن معروف
Born
1978
Beirut, Lebanon
Citizenship
Iceland
Education
BA in chemistry
Alma mater
Lebanese University
Occupation(s)
Writer, translator, journalist, poet
Years active
2001–present
Mazen Marrouf (Arabic: مازن معروف) is a Palestinian-Icelandic writer, translator, journalist and poet, born in 1978. He has more than five publications, and translated many novels from Icelandic into Arabic including the novels of several Icelandic writers. In 2019, his short story Jokes for the Gunmen was long-listed the Man Booker International Prize. Some of his poetry works and novels have been translated into many languages including English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
into many languages including English, French, Italian, and Spanish. MazenMaarouf was born in Beirut to a Palestinian family in 1978. He moved with his...
Press Hwang Sok-yong South Korea Sora Kim-Russell At Dusk 해질무렵 Scribe MazenMaarouf Palestine Iceland Jonathan Wright Jokes for the Gunmen نكات للمسلحين...
translated by Humphrey Davies (MacLehose Press) Jokes for the Gunman by MazenMaarouf, translated by Jonathan Wright (Granta Books) Judges: Ghazi Gheblawi...
Haqqi al-Azm – former prime minister Khalid al-Azm – former prime minister Maarouf al-Dawalibi – former prime minister Sultan al-Atrash – General of the Great...
President Camille Chamoun. In February 1975, a pro-Palestinian Lebanese MP, Maarouf Saad, was shot and killed, reportedly by the Lebanese Army. His death from...
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