Samira Azzam
Samira Azzam (born September 13, 1927 in Akka , League of Nations mandate for Palestine , † August 8, 1967 ) was a Palestinian writer.
Life
She was born the daughter of a Christian Orthodox goldsmith . After completing her school attendance at the Terra Sancta School in Chan al-Ifranǧ (خان الإفرنج) she started working as a teacher at the age of 16. A little later she took on the role of director of a girls' school. Under the pseudonym Fatat al-Sahel , she published articles and stories in the Filastin newspaper in Jaffa . In 1948 she and her family had to flee to Lebanon . She attended the American University in Beirut . Azzam returned to teaching and then started working for the radio . She initially worked for Near East Arab Broadcasting Station (NEABS). She later worked for broadcasters in Iraq and Kuwait and also worked for Jordanian radio and the voice of Palestine in Cairo .
Mostly she lived in Lebanon. She was married to an Iraqi. In 1967 she was killed in a car accident.
In addition to writing her own works, she translated literature from English .
Works
- Aschya saghira ( Little Things ), short stories, 1954
- Al-Dhill Al-Kabir ( The Great Shadow ), Short Stories, 1956
- Wa qisas uchra ( And other stories ), short stories, 1959
- Al-Saa wa Al-Insan ( The Man and the Hour ), short stories, 1963
- Al-Id min Al-Nafidha Al-Gharbiya ( The Feast from the Western Window ), short stories, 1971
literature
- Publisher: Heinz Or man, Wolfgang Skillandat, short biography Samira Azzam in explorations - 16 Palestinian narrator , publishing house people and world Berlin 1983, 237th
Web links
- Biography Samira Azzam on arabwomenwriters (english)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azzam, Samira |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Palestinian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Akka |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 1967 |