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Mazen Maarouf


Born
Beirut, Lebanon
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Genre
Poetry, Literature & Fiction


Mazen Maarouf is a Palestinian-Icelandic writer, translator and journalist. Born in 1978 to a Palestinian refugee family he lived, studied and worked in Beirut before moving to Iceland. In 2008 he started working for An-Nahar newspaper, as a critic of theatre and literature, and has since written for various Arabic magazines and newspapers, including Al-Hayat (Beirut, London), Assafir, Al-Mustaqbal, Kalimat Cultural Supplement (Beirut), Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed (London), Al-Ayyam (West Bank), Al-Quds-el-Arabi (London), Kika (London), Jasad Magazine (Beirut) and Qantara (Paris).

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Average rating: 3.57 · 1,141 ratings · 206 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors
Palestine +100: Stories fro...
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Jokes for the Gunmen
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Un ange sur la corde à linge
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