Sayed Kashua
Sayed Kashua (Arabic: سيد قشوع, Hebrew: סייד קשוע; b. 1975) is an Israeli Arab author and journalist born in Tira, Israel, known for his books and humoristic columns in Hebrew.
Biography
Sayed Kashua was born in Tira in the Triangle region of Israel. In 1990, he was accepted to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem - Israel Arts and Science Academy.[1] He studied sociology and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Kashua was a resident of Beit Safafa before moving to a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem with his wife and children.[2]
Literary career
Kashua writes satirical columns in Hebrew for Haaretz newspaper[3] and a local Jerusalem weekly, HaIr. In a humorous, tongue-in-cheek style,[4] Kashua addresses the problems faced by Arabs in Israel, caught between two worlds.[5]
Television
Avoda Aravit, or in English, Arab Labor, is a satirical sitcom written by Kashua and aired on Israel's Channel 2. A large part of the dialogue is in Arabic with Hebrew subtitles. The show is about a young Arab couple, Amjad (Norman Issa) and Bushra (Clara Khoury), and their young daughter, who live in an Arab village on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Amjad is a journalist working for a Hebrew newspaper (much like Haaretz) who desperately seeks to assimilate into the prevailing Israeli Jewish cultural milieu with mixed and hilarious results.[1] The show holds a mirror up to the racism and ignorance on both sides of the ethnic divide and has been compared with All in the Family.
Awards and prizes
- In 2004, Kashua won the Prime Minister's prize for literature.[6]
- Arab Labor won the Award for Best Television Series at the Jerusalem Film Festival.[7]
- Kashua won the 2011 Bernstein Prize for his novel Second Person Singular.[8]
Published works
- Dancing Arabs (2002)
- Let it be Morning (2006)
- Second Person Singular (2010)
- Exposure (2013)
Documentaries
A 2009 documentary film produced by Dorit Zimbalist, Sayed Kashua — Forever Scared, documents the upheavals and events that changed Kashua's life over a period of seven years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kershner, Isabel (2008-01-07). "Straddling Cultures, Irreverently, in Life and Art — New York Times". Israel: Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ↑ Atlantic Books: Sayed Kashua
- ↑ <http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/sayed-kashua-1.567>
- ↑ <http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/sayed-kashua/.premium-1.532304>
- ↑ "Boston Review — lalami.php". Bostonreview.net. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ↑ Sayed Kashua on The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature website
- ↑ "Award winners". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
- ↑ פרס ברנשטיין לסייד קשוע [The Bernstein Prize to Sayed Kashua] (in Hebrew), ישראל היום, July 19, 2011, p. 31
External links
- Pulled through from fear Sigrid Brinkmann, Germany Radio. 2005-06-21
- Sayed Qashu; Miriam Shlesinger (9 April 2004). Dancing Arabs. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-4126-2. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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