Rashad Abu Shawar

Rashad Abu Shawar was a Palestinian short story writer and novelist, and was a member of the Palestinian National Council. He received the Palestine Appreciation Award 2019.

Biography

Abu Shawar was born in Zikrin, Hebron, Palestine, on 15 June 1942. He held several positions in institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and worked at the Unified Media Council in Beirut. He died in Amman on 28 September 2024.

Works

He published more than 7 novels and short stories, including:Ayyām al-ḥarb wa al-mawt, 1973Bayt Akhḍar Dhū Saqf qrmydy, 1974al-Bukāʼ ʻalá Ṣadr al-Ḥabīb, 1974al-Ashjār lā tnmw ʻalá al-dafātir, 1975al-ʻUshshāq, 1978ʻIṭr al-Yāsamīn, 1978Arḍ al-ʻAsal, 1979al-Rabb lam ystrḥ fī al-yawm al-sābiʻ, 1986