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Randa Jarrar

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1978 · age 48

Randa Jarrar, also known as Ra Jarrar, is an American writer and translator. Her first novel, the coming-of-age story A Map of Home (2008), won her the Hopwood Award, and an Arab American Book Award.

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2020Creative Capital AwardAward2017American Book AwardsAwardPEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardAward2016The Story PrizeAward2009Arab American Book AwardAward2007Hopwood AwardAward2004Million Writers AwardAward1978Born

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Creative Capital Award2020
American Book Awards2017
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award2017
The Story Prize2016
Arab American Book Award2009
Hopwood Award2007
Million Writers Award2004

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Since then she has published short stories, essays, the collection, Him, Me, Muhammad Ali (2016), and the memoir, Love Is an Ex-Country (2021).

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United States
Category
Writers
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Born 1978 · age 48

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