Osama Alaysa
Osama Alaysa, a Palestinian writer and journalist, was born in 1963. He worked in several regional and Arab newspaper; and published more than 10 books including the novel "The Fools of Bethlehem" which was awarded the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2015.
Biography
Osama Alaysa, a Palestinian writer and journalist, was born on 20 December in 1963 in Bethlehem, Palestine. He moved to Jordan in 1987. Alaysa worked for numerous regional and Arab newspaper including "Ashraq Al-Awsat", 'Al Akhbar", and "Kul al-Arab"; and conducted research for documentaries about the culture of politics of the Palestinians. Alaysa was arrested many times in various Israeli prisons, the first time was when he was 13 years old. He worked as the managing editor of the weekly newspaper "Al-Sada". Also, he is a member of the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate and a member of the Palestinian Writers Union. He has published four novels, four collections of short story and number books. In 1984, he published his first short story collection "We, the Poor, Are Still the Most Capable of Loving People". He won several awards including the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for his novel "The Fools of Bethlehem".
Works
Novels
"Al Maskobiya", 2010"Fools of Bethlehem", 2013“The Last Kiss of Bethlehem”, 2016“The Jericho Rose”, 2017“The Cat of Beer Al Sab", 2017“A Bridge Over the Jordan River”, 2018
“We, the Poor, Are Still the Most Capable of Loving People”, 1984“Al Hanoon Al Jabali”, 1985“Anthropods of Longing and Distress”, 2004“The Messenger of God to the Beloved”, 2017
Books
“The Blood that Will Not Be Lost: The Story of The Assassination of the Leaders of Al-Aqsa Intifada”, 2000“Tel Aviv Does Not Forget – The Story of the Assassinations of the Leaders of the Al-Aqsa Intifada”, 2001“The Road to Emmanuel”, 2003“The Scrolls of the Dead Sea”, 2003“His Shadow On the Ground; Titles of Muslim Rules in Raqum Jerusalem”, 2004
Awards
2008: He was awarded a merit award in the Award of the Return of Oral History for his research "Tales from the Jerusalem's Barrows".2011: He won the Palestine Award for Journalism and Information.2013: He won the Arab Prize for Creativity for his novel "Al Maskobiya".2015: His novel 'Fools of Bethlehem" won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award.