Rabee Jaber

Rabee Jaber is a Lebanese novelist and journalist.

Life

Jaber studied Physics at the American University of Beirut. He is also editor of Afaaq, the weekly cultural supplement of Al-Hayat, a daily pan-Arab international newspaper.
His books have been translated into French, German, Spanish and Polish, most notably: Rahlat al Gharnati, Byretus, Underground City published by Gallimard in 2008, and Duruz Bilghrad. Hikayat Hanna Yaqub as Druzowie z Belgradu. Historia Hanny Jakuba by Biuro Literackie in 2013, and in Spanish as Los drusos de Belgrado by Turner Libros in 2013.
Some of his work is included in the anthology Beirut39, published on the occasion of Beirut as World Book Capital in 2009. In 2010, Jaber was on the shortlist for the Arabic Fiction prize also known as the Arabic Booker Prize for his book America, also adapted for the film Amreeka.
On 27 March 2012, Jaber was announced the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction prize also known as the Arabic Booker Prize for his book The Druze of Belgrade.