Ghazi Abdel-Qadir

Ghazi Abdel-Qadir (* 1948 ) is a German-speaking youth author of Palestinian origin. He lives in Wilnsdorf near Siegen ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

Life

Abdel-Qadir was born near Nazareth in 1948 . At the age of 16 he had to drop out of school in order to support his family. He worked, among other things, as a hotel boy, vendor, letter writer, waiter and later as a restaurant owner in Kuwait . After a few years he went to Jordan to catch up with school to do his Abitur . In 1975 he studied in Bonn and Siegen a . a. German , English , Protestant theology and Islamic studies . After some time he worked as a translator and lecturerand lecturer , he devoted himself entirely to writing in 1988. His books, written in German, have been translated into more than 26 languages. He has been nominated and awarded for prizes. Ghazi Abdel-Qadir has a close relationship with his homeland, Palestine , which can be seen in his books.

Works

Books for children and young readers

• Abdallah and me . Beltz and Gelberg, 1991. ISBN 3-407-80699-X .
• Mohammed - words like oases
• The talking stones . Beltz and Gelberg, 1992. ISBN 3-407-79600-5 .
• Mustafa with the tray . Nagel and Kimche, 1993. ISBN 3-312-00765-8 .
• Sparrow's milk and devil's shit . Klopp Verlag, 1993. ISBN 3-7817-0108-5 .
• The water carrier: the story of Abu Ali, his donkey Shamshum and all the others . J and V, 1994. ISBN 3-224-11344-8 .
• The tin camel . Illustrations by Bettina Buresch . Klopp Verlag, 1994. ISBN 3-7817-0109-3 .
• Shamsi and Ali Baba . Illustrations by Peter Klaucke . Nagel and Kimche, 1995. ISBN 3-312-00780-1 .
• Sulayman . Beltz and Gelberg, 1995. ISBN 3-407-79668-4 .
• Half and the ghost . Illustrations by Birgitta Heiskel . Dachs-Verlag, 1997. ISBN 3-85191-095-8 .
• Mountain bike and Mozart balls . Illustrations by Charlotte Panowsky . Klopp Verlag, 1997. ISBN 3-7817-0110-7 .
• Mister parsley . Illustrations by Dorothea Göbel . Sauerländer Verlag, 1997. ISBN 3-7941-4260-8 .
• Wheat hair. A summer in Morocco . Sauerländer Verlag, 1998. ISBN 3-7941-4322-1 .
• The present from grandmother Sara . Illustrations by Harmen van Straaten . Sauerländer Verlag, 1999. ISBN 3-7941-4459-7 .
• Bombastus. A second pony is needed! Illustrations by Susanne Smajić . Sauerländer Verlag, 2000. ISBN 3-7941-4615-8 .
• Tim and the Wolfhound . Egmont Schneider Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-505-11259-3 .
• A coat for the hoopoe . Illustrations by Martina Mair . Sauerländer Verlag, 2003. ISBN 3-7941-4987-4 .

more books

• The magic of Arab cuisine: traditional recipes from all Arab countries . Co-author Silke Weber . Heyne Verlag, 1988. ISBN 3-453-02719-1 .

Awards

• 1992: Friedrich Gerstäcker Prize of the City of Braunschweig for "Abdallah and I"
• 1992 and 1994: Shortlist for the German Youth Literature Award ( German Youth Literature Award ) (1992: "Abdallah and I", 1994: "The speaking stones")
• 1993: Literature Prize of the City of Boppard for "Spatzenmilch und Teufelschreck"
• 1993 and 1998: Literature award “falls out of the ordinary” from Eselsohr magazine
• 1994: Zurich Youth Book Prize for "Mustafa with the vendor's tray"
• 1994: Austrian youth book award for "Mustafa with the vendor's tray"
• 1994: Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize for books for children and young people

Web links

• Ghazi Abdel-Qadir in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
• Short biography and reviews of works by Ghazi Abdel-Qadir at perlentaucher.de