Fadhil Al Azzawi

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Fadhil Al Azzawi (born 1940 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi writer and highly respected in the Arab world,[1] as he has published seven volumes of poetry, six novels, three books of criticism and memoir, and several translations of German literary works. He has participated in Iraq's avant-garde Sixties Generation, and his early controversial work was critiqued and lauded with great enthusiasm.

He holds a BA in English Literature from Baghdad University,[2] however Fadhil soon left Iraq in 1976, as the Baathist-controlled regime was becoming increasingly powerful. He later earned a doctorate in communications studies from Leipzig University. He has worked as a freelance journalist and translator for Arab newspapers and cultural reviews. He also founded the poetry magazine Shi’r 69.[3]

He currently resides in Berlin, as a full-time writer.

[edit] Works

  • Miracle Maker: Selected Poems (2003)
  • In Every Well a Joseph Is Weeping (1997)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fadhil Al-Azzawi author bio
  2. ^ Banipal 2008
  3. ^ PEN American Center - Fadhil al-Azzawi

[edit] External links

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