Ali Jawad Al Taher


Ali Jawad Al Taher was an Iraqi critic and literary scholar. He was born and raised in Hilla, Iraq. He received a PhD from Sorbonne University in 1954, and published numerous critical studies during his lifetime. He won the inaugural Al Owais Award in the "Criticism & Literary Studies" category in 1988–89.

Selected works

Arabic Poetry in Iraq and Persia in the Seljuk EraThe Son and Seven Other StoriesThe Lamiya of Al TughraiAl TughraiModern Iraqi FictionTeaching ArabicMahmoud Ahmad Al SayedObservations on the Simplified Arabic EncyclopaediaLiterary Research MethodsAl Khouraimi: PoemsAl Jawahiri: PoemsAl Tughrai: PoemsBeyond the Literary HorizonEncyclopedia of Arabic Publications
  • ''Modern Stories and Plays''