Salma Jayyusi

Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist (1926-2023) · Palestine · On the map · Writers · Died at 97

Salma Khadra Jayyusi was a Palestinian poet, writer, translator and anthologist. She was the founder and director of the Project of Translation from Arabic (PROTA), which aims to provide translation of Arabic literature into English.

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2023Died20 April 20232020Sheikh Zayed Book AwardAward2019Order of Palestine for Culture, Science and ArtsAward2008King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Award for TranslationAward2006Al Owais AwardAward1990Order of Jerusalem for Culture, Arts and LiteratureAward1926Born

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