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Sinan Antoon

Iraqi writer and film director · Iraq · On the map · Writers · Born 1967 · age 59

Sinan Antoon is an Iraqi poet, novelist, scholar, and literary translator. He has been described as "one of the most acclaimed authors of the Arab world." Alberto Manguel described him as "one of the great fiction writers of our time.”

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A typical day, 30 days to 18 October 2026

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Awards

Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation2014
Berlin Prize2013

About this person

He is an associate professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.

Country
Iraq
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59

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