Shamma Al-Kuwari
Shamma Al-Kuwari (Arabic: كواري، شمة شاهين; born 1972) is a Qatari novelist and short-story writer.
Life
[edit]Al-Kuwari was born and raised in Doha.[1] She gained a bachelor's degree in organic medical sciences,[2] from Qatar University, and a master's degree from Hamad Bin Khalifa University. As a journalist, Al-Kuwari has written for Qatari newspapers including Al Raya, Al 'Arabi and Al Maraya, and written a weekly column for Al Sharq.[2]
Works
[edit]- Nahnu nazra' al-hubb [We sow love: short stories], 1995.
- Hatūn nūr al-ʻuyūn : riwāyah [Hatoon Noor Al-Ayoun: a novel]. 2015.
- Alqāk baʻda ʻishrīn ʻāmman : riwāyah [See you after twenty years : a novel]. 2016.
- Wardat wa-khams batlāt : majmūʻah qiṣaṣīyah [A rose and five petals: a collection of short stories]. 2016.
- Lā aḥad lī siwāki : riwāyah [Nobody but me: a novel]. 2017.
- al-Ẓill wa-al-ḍawʼ : sīrat fatá ʻabra zaman al-umniyāt : riwāyah [Shadow and Light: A Boy Through the Age of Wishes: a novel]. 2017.
- Yamlaʼ al-tasāmuḥ qalbī : majmūʻah qiṣaṣīyah lil-nāshiʼah [Tolerance fills my heart: a short story collection for young people]. 2017.
- Mughāmarāt Fahd wa-Rawḍah maʻa Aws : qiṣṣat muṣawwarah li-aṭfāl [The Adventures of Fahd and Kindergarten with Aws: An illustrated story for children]. 2017.
- al-Safīnah al-Fīnīqīyah 5252 : riwāyah [The Phoenician Ship 5252: A Novel]. 2018.
References
[edit]- ^ "A review of the journey of the novelist Shamma Al-Kuwari". Ministry of Culture (Qatar). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ a b ʻĀshūr, Raḍwá; Ghazoul, Ferial Jabouri; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna; McClure, Mandy (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-977-416-146-9.
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