Amir Taj al-Sir
Amir Taj al-Sir (born 1960) is a Sudanese novelist, writing in Arabic.
Biography
He was born in northern Sudan in 1960 and trained as a gynaecologist.[1] He has published more than a dozen books, including poetry and non-fiction. His first novel Karmakul came out in 1988. His recent novel The Hunter of the Chrysalises was shortlisted for the 2011 Arabic Booker Prize. The Daily News Egypt commented that "Taj Al-Sir, a former poet who has written 10 novels, is widely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers."[2]
He lives and works in Doha, Qatar.
Selected works
- Karmakul, novel
novel ch eeks
- 366, novel
- The Grub Hunter, novel
- Taj al-Sir, Amir (2015). إيبولا 76 [Ebola '76] (in Arabic). Bayrūt : Dār al-Sāqī. OCLC 974631183.
References
- ^ Author profile in Banipal website Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily News Egypt report on 2011 Arabic Booker Prize
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