Khaled Khalifa

Khaled Khalifa
Khaled Khalifa
Native name	خالد خليفة
Born	1 January 1964; Urum al-Sughra, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Died	30 September 2023 (aged 59); Damascus, Syria
Occupation	Novelist; Screenwriter; Poet;
Years active	1993–2023
Notable works	In Praise of Hatred
Notable awards	Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature (2013)
Website
	khaledkhalifa.com

Khaled Khalifa (Arabic: خالد خليفة; 1 January 1964 – 30 September 2023) was a Syrian novelist, screenwriter and poet. He was nominated three times and shortlisted twice for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).^[1] Some of his novels have been translated into English, German, French, Spanish and other languages.

His works frequently criticized the Syrian Baathist government, leading to their ban in the country.^[2]^[3]

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