Trevor Żahra
Trevor Żahra | |
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| Born | 16 December 1947 Żejtun, Crown Colony of Malta |
| Occupation | Novelist, schoolteacher |
| Language | Maltese |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse |
Stella Agius
(m. 1971; died 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
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Trevor Żahra (born 16 December 1947) is a Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator. He has published over 120 books in the Maltese language since 1971, and he is the best-selling Maltese author in history.
Biography
Żahra was born on 16 December 1947 in Żejtun. He worked as a schoolteacher for over three decades, teaching art and the Maltese language in government schools. He was married to Stella née Agius from 1971 until her death in 1989, and together they had two children called Ruben and Marija.[1]
In 1971 Żahra published his first novel, a children's adventure book entitled Il-Pulena tad-Deheb (Maltese for "The Golden Figurehead"). Since then he has published over 120 books written in Maltese. He has written both children's and adult novels, as well as short stories, poetry, workbooks and translations. He is the best-selling Maltese author in history.[1]
Żahra illustrates his children's books with his own drawings.[1] He also designed a set of two EUROPA postage stamps for MaltaPost in 2001.[2]
Żahra has won multiple literary awards throughout his career, including Malta's national literary prize for a record 15 times. Books which have won prizes include Taħt il-Weraq tal-Palm, Is-Seba' Tronġiet Mewwija, Ħolm tal-Milied, Lubien, Taħt Sema Kwiekeb, Provenz and X'Tixtiequ Jagħmel il-Fenek?[1] He was also awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika on 13 December 2004.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Trevor Zahra". Malta Society of Arts. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
- ^ Buttigieg, Joseph, ed. (2014). The JB Catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History (22 ed.). Sliema: Sliema Stamp Shop Publishers. p. 82.
- ^ "Past recipients of Maltese honours and awards and date of conferment" (PDF). Office of the Prime Minister. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2018.
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Maltese poets
- 20th-century Maltese writers
- 21st-century Maltese poets
- 21st-century Maltese writers
- Maltese children's writers
- Maltese illustrators
- Maltese male writers
- Maltese novelists
- Maltese schoolteachers
- Maltese stamp designers
- People from Żejtun
- Recipients of Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika