Samīra al-Māni'
Samīra al-Māni | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) Basra |
| Occupation | Writer, litterateur |
| Nationality | Iraqi, British |
| Education | University of Baghdad |
| Notable works | Co-founder of the journal Literature in Exile (Arabic: الإغتراب الأدبي, al-ʾiġtirāb al-ʾadabī) |
Samīra al-Māni' (born 1935) is an Iraqi writer.
Biography[edit]
Samīra al-Māni' was born in Basra and received a BA in Arabic literature from the University of Baghdad. She moved to London in 1965 and earned a diploma in librarianship from Ealing Technical College there in 1976.
In 1985, she co-founded al-Ightirab al-adabi (Arabic: الإغتراب الأدبي, al-ʾiġtirāb al-ʾadabī, Literature in Exile), a literary journal for Iraqi exiles. She participated in the International Writing Program at Iowa University in 1990. In that same year, she also attended the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.[1] Her short stories have been translated into English and Dutch.[2][3]
Literary work[edit]
Her work often depicts Arab women attempting to adapt to life in other countries.[4]
Life[edit]
She is married to Salah Niazi the Iraqi poet; the couple have two daughters.[2]
Selected works[3][edit]
- al-Sabiqun wa-l-lahiqun ("The First and the Last"), novel (1972)
- al-Ghina' ("Singing"), short stories (1976)
- al-Thuna'iya al-Lunduniya ("A London Sequel"), novel (1979)
- Hab! al-surra, novel (1990), published in English as Umbilical Cord (2005)[4]
- al-Nisf faqat ("Only A Half"), play (1994), staged at the International Centre for Women Playwrights in Buffalo
- al-Qami'un ("The Oppressors"), novel (1997)
- al-Ruh wa ghayruha ("The Spirit and Other Things"), short stories (1999)
References[edit]
- ^ "Samira Al-Mana". Exiled Writers Ink. 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. Psychology Press. p. 205. ISBN 0415159806.
- ^ a b Ashour, Radwa; Ghazoul, Ferial; Reda-Mekdashi, Hasna (2008). Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873-1999. American University in Cairo Press. p. 439. ISBN 978-9774162671.
- ^ a b Mustafa, Shakir (2018). Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology. Syracuse University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0815654452.
External links[edit]
- "Samira al-Man'a". Arab Women Writers.
- 1935 births
- Living people
- University of Baghdad alumni
- Iraqi women writers
- 20th-century Iraqi novelists
- Iraqi women novelists
- Iraqi dramatists and playwrights
- Women dramatists and playwrights
- Iraqi short story writers
- International Writing Program alumni
- British people of Iraqi descent
- 21st-century Iraqi novelists