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Azher Jirjees
Azher Jirjees is an Iraqi writer and novelist, born in Baghdad in 1973. In 2005, he wrote a satirical book about terrorist militias entitled The Earthly Hell, which resulted in an ...visualizza altroAzher Jirjees is an Iraqi writer and novelist, born in Baghdad in 1973. In 2005, he wrote a satirical book about terrorist militias entitled The Earthly Hell, which resulted in an assassination attempt against him and he was forced to flee the country. His other works include two short story collections, Fouq Bilad al-Sawad (Above the Country of Blackness, 2015) and Saani‘ al-Halwa (The Sweetmaker, 2017), and two novels. His first novel, At Rest in the Cherry Orchard (al-Nawm fī Haql al-Karaz, 2019), was longlisted for the 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. His second novel The Stone of Happiness was shortlisted for the same prize in 2023.visualizza meno