Abdul rahman munif biography examples

  • Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif also known as Abdelrahman Munif, was a novelist, short story writer, memoirist, journalist, thinker, and cultural critic.
  • Munif lived the life of an immigrant.
  • An opponent of both the Gulf wars, at the time of his death he was writing a book on Iraq.

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    Abdelrahman Munif

    Abdelrahman Munif () - also spelled Abd al-Rahman Munif or Abdulrahman Munif


    Abdelrahman Munif was a Jordanian-born Saudi national economist and prominent Arabic-language novelist, who used modernist narrative techniques. Munif began his career as a writer of fiction relatively late in life. His best-known work is the monumental quintet, Cities of Salt (), set in an unnamed Arab state of the Gulf. The story chronicles the transformation of a traditional desert society, following the discovery of oil, to a rich and powerful kleptocracy. It also reflected Munif's wide variety of experiences of his time as an oil industry insider. His novels were banned in several Gulf States and Egypt for their uncompromising views.

        "They must have been mad to leave Mooran, falsely swearing that they would never come back, because of the restrictions and hardships there. Though Mooran seemed to be gone, it slumbered in their depths, only to explode

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    Abdul Rahman Munif

    Saudi writer (–)

    Abdul Rahman Munif

    BornAbdul Rahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif
    ()May 29,
    Amman-jordan
    DiedJanuary 24, () (aged&#;70)
    Damascus, Syria
    Resting placeDahdah cemetery
    OccupationWriter, journalist, politician, economist
    LanguageArabic
    Alma&#;materUniversity of Belgrade
    University of Paris
    Period–
    GenreNovel, short story, critic, biography
    Literary movementLiterary realism
    Notable works
    Notable awardsOwais Cultural Award ()

    Abdul Rahman bin Ibrahim al-Munif (Arabic: عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن بِن إِبْرَاهِيم المُنِيف; May 29, &#;– January 24, ), also known as Abdelrahman Munif, was a novelist, short story writer, memoirist, journalist, thinker, and cultural critic. He is considered one of the most significant authors in the Arabic language of the 20th century.[1] His novels include strong political elements as well as mockeries of the Middle Eastern elite classes. He is best-known for Citi

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    Abdul Rahman Munif is one of the most celebrated authors in the Arabic language. In this episode, we sit down with literature scholar Suja Sawafta to learn about the social and political experiences that shaped Munif as an author, and in particular, we explore the role of the environment in some his most important works such as Cities of Salt. We discuss why Munif's politics led him to literature, and we explore how through his fiction writing, Munif provides a levande account and critique of the history of oil and its impact in the mittpunkt East.


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    Suja Sawafta fryst vatten a DPhil Candidate in Modern Arabic Literature at the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford and Visiting Lecturer of Modern Arabic Literature at the University of Virginia. S