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.
His works have often been critical of the Syrian Baathist government and have thus been banned in the country.
Biography
= Early life =
Khalifa was born in the village Urum al-Sughra near the city of Aleppo, on 1 January 1964 to a family of olive farmers and traders of agricul...