Soheir Khashoggi
Appearance
Soheir Khashoggi | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Alexandria, Egypt |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Saudi Arabian |
Alma mater | American University of Beirut |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Muhammad Khashoggi (father) Adnan Khashoggi (brother) Samira Khashoggi (sister) Dodi Fayed (nephew) Jamal Khashoggi (nephew) Nabila Khashoggi (niece) Emad Khashoggi (nephew) |
Website | |
soheirkhashoggi.com |
Soheir Khashoggi (Template:Lang-ar, born 1947) is an Egyptian-born Saudi Arabian novelist.
Life
Khashoggi was born in Alexandria in 1947. Her father, Muhammad Khashoggi, was of Turkish origin,[1] and the Saudi Royal physician for King Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Her family surname, Khashoggi, means "spoon maker" (Kaşıkçı) in the Turkish language.[1]
Her brother was the arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. She went to the American University of Beirut.[2] She is a fine artist who has a degree from Beirut's Interior Design Center.[3]
She divorced her second husband, and her first novel Mirage was published, in 1996[4] in nineteen languages. She lives in New York. Khashoggi has four daughters.[3]
Works
- Mirage, 1999[4]
- Nadia's Song, 2002
- Mosaic, 2002
References
- ^ a b Kessler, Ronald (1987), Khashoggi: the rise and fall of the world's richest man, Corgi, p. 41, ISBN 978-0552130608
- ^ Soheir Khashoggi, Goodreads, Retrieved 1 February 2016
- ^ a b Soheir Khashoggi, Interview with Rebecca Ponton, Retrieved 1 February 2016
- ^ a b Soheir Khashoggi (1996). Mirage. Bantam. ISBN 978-0-553-50486-6.