Omar el-Kiddi (Keddi)
Omar el-Kiddi is a poet and short story writer, born in Gherian, Libya in 1959. After teaching chemistry and biology he turned to journalism, becoming co-founder and also chief editor of Aljamahiriyah newspaper’s literary supplement. In 1992 he became the paper’s editor-in-chief, and later managing editor of Al-Fusul al-Arba’a (Four Seasons) literary magazine. He published one poetry collection, which was refused distribution by the authorities. After that he left Libya (1999) and presently lives and works in the Netherlands. Some of his works have been translated into Dutch, Bulgarian, and English.
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Banipal No 34 published April 2009
Banipal No 40 – Libyan Fiction
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The Mosaic Rooms celebrates theartistic and poetic works of the great Syrian poet Adonis with talks and events from 3-8 February and an exhibition of Adonis's collages from 3 February until 30 March. The opening evening this Friday sees Adonis in conversation with Khaled Mattawa who is the winner of the 2011 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for his translation Adonis: Selected Poems.
[read more]16/01/2012
Khaled Mattawa wins the 2011 Saif Ghobash-Banipal Translation Prize for Adonis:Selected Poems
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[read more]09/01/2012
Banipal Book Club's first book for discussion is The Tobacco Keeper by Ali Bader.
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