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Sahar Khalifeh

Palestinian writer · Palestine · On the map · Writers · Born 1941 · age 85

Sahar Khalifeh is a Palestinian writer. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages. One of her best-known works is the novel Wild Thorns (1976).

Sahar Khalifeh is read about 27 times a day, in 18 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 28 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 140 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature2006
Fulbright Scholarship

About this person

She has won international prizes, including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, for The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant. Khalifeh obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Birzeit University, Palestine.

Country
Palestine
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85