Sahar Khalifeh

Sahar Khalifeh (Arabic: سحر خليفة‎) (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer.[1] One of her best-known works is the novel Wild Thorns (1976).

Sahar Khalifeh
سحر خليفة
Born1941
Nablus, British Mandate for Palestine
Occupationwriter, novelist, feminist
AwardsNaguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature

Biography

Khalifeh was born in Nablus, Palestine. After studying at the University of Birzeit, in the Palestinian occupied territories, she received a Fulbright Scholarship and went to continue her studies in the U.S. She got an MA in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in Women's Studies from the University of Iowa before returning to Palestine in 1988.

One of her best-known works is the novel Wild Thorns (1976). An excerpt reads as follows:

'Halt!' The order came from a soldier sitting in front of the wooden walkway. Usama stopped, his heart pounding. 'Open your suitcase!' The Israeli stretched out his hand and rifled the contents. 'What's this?' 'Librium.' 'Yeah, you people are crazy about that stuff.'


Khalifeh is the founder of the Women's Affairs Center in Nablus, which now has branches in Gaza and Amman, Jordan. Her works include several novels and essays, translated into several languages, including Hebrew, as well as non-fiction writing.

Selected works

Publications by Khalifeh

The following novels are available in translation into English:

  • The End of Spring (Interlink)
  • The Inheritance (American University in Cairo Press)
  • Of Noble Origins (AUC Press)
  • The Image, the Icon and the Covenant (Interlink)
  • Wild Thorns (Saqi)

Publications with contributions by Khalifeh
  • Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature by Salma Jayyusi (Columbia University Press), contains excerpts of her earlier work

Awards

References
  1. "Sahar Khalifeh". International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  2. "Palestinian female novelist granted Naguib Mahfouz medal in Cairo." Xinhua News Agency. (Dec. 11, 2006). Gale Document Number: GALE|A155758476.
  3. Irving, Sarah (1 July 2013). "Palestinian novelist Sahar Khalifeh awarded Moroccan literary prize". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
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