Sufyan Rajab
Sufyan Rajab | |
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| Native name | سفيان رجب |
| Born | 1979 Enfidha |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Notable works | The Liberal Monkey The American Shoe Factory |
| Notable awards |
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Sufyan Rajab (سفيان رجب) (born 1979) is a Tunisian writer born in Enfidha.[1] He began his career as a poet, moving later on to storytelling.[2]
Career
Rajab has a number of publications including critique articles, poetry, and novels.
He has published various poems in significant Arab newspapers, in addition to critique articles in the London newspaper The Arabs, the UAE Cultural Magazine and Life's cultural magazine.[1]
Furthermore, he is known to be mentioned in significant files in Tunisian literature, such as in books published by the University of Oregon in 2015, joint books between the National Institute for Translation and the Federation of Italian Writers in 2017, along with files prepared by the Swedish magazine Caravan in 2018.[1]
Moving from poetry to storytelling, The Liberal Monkey (2017) was his first novel, following up with his second one, The American Shoe Factory (2021), which discusses terrorism and the adaptation of new ruling systems[2]
Additionally, his short story collection, The Last Hour (2018), was shortlisted for the Form Story Award 2019 in Kuwait.[3]
| Works | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Like an Orange above a Poor One's Table
(Poetry) |
2012 |
| The Fenced Garden (Poetry) | 2013 |
| Our Peculiar Neighbour's Window (Poetry) | 2016 |
| The Liberal Monkey (Novel) | 2017 |
| Zoo (Article) [4] | 2017 |
| Trees Among Wind (Poetry) | 2017 |
| The Final Hour (Short Story Collection) | 2018 |
| The Air Postman (Poetry) | 2019 |
| People of the Red Book (Short Story Collection) | 2020 |
| The Idea of Light (Article) [5] | 2020 |
| Taboo Forest (Article) [6] | 2020 |
| Personal Right Case Against Plato (Article) [7] | 2021 |
| The American Shoe Factory (Novel) | 2021 |
Rajab won various local and Arab poetry awards, including:
- 2007 Moufdi Zakaria Award (Algeria)
- 2009 Tanga's Award for Poetry
- 2018 Afifi Mattar Award for his collection of poetries, The Air Postman
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "سفيان رجب | مشروع القصة القصيرة". 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b c d الخبر, كتب; الجمَّال, أحمد. "سفيان رجب يفضح الإرهاب في "مصنع الأحذية الأمريكية"". www.aljarida.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ a b "القاص التونسي سفيان رجب: الشعر يشعل الحرائق والسرد يطفؤها". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ رجب, سفيان (2017-01-01). "حديقة الحيوانات | سفيان رجب". مجلة الجديد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ رجب, سفيان (2020-09-01). "فكرة الضوء | سفيان رجب". مجلة الجديد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ رجب, سفيان (2020-04-01). "غابة المحرمات | سفيان رجب". مجلة الجديد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ رجب, سفيان (2021-02-01). "قضيّة حقّ شخصيّ ضدّ أفلاطون | سفيان رجب". مجلة الجديد (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-08-18.
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