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Randa Jarrar

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American writer

United StatesWritersBorn 1978 · age 48
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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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Awards 7

2020Creative Capital Award
2017American Book Awards
2017PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2016The Story Prize
2009Arab American Book Award
2007Hopwood Award
2004Million Writers Award

Connected to Randa 6

Chigozie ObiomaAlso won Hopwood AwardClaire Vaye WatkinsAlso won The Story PrizeJeffrey GibsonAlso won Creative Capital AwardBarbara GuestAlso won PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardMary Brave BirdAlso won American Book AwardsRenato RosaldoAlso won American Book Awards

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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. 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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Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1978 · age 48
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7 languages

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