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'''Mohammed Hasan Alwan''' (born 27 August 1979) is a [[Saudi Arabian]] short story writer and novelist.<ref>[http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/511/mohammed-hasan-alwan/ Profile in Banipal magazine]</ref> He was born in [[Riyadh]] and studied [[Computer Information Systems]] at [[King Saud University]], obtaining a bachelors degree in 2002. He also obtained an [[MBA]] from the [[University of Portland]], [[Oregon]] in 2008.<ref>[http://www.alalwan.com/english/cv-english.htm Author's website]</ref>
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'''Mohammed Hasan Alwan''' (born 27 August 1979) is a [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabian]] novelist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/511/mohammed-hasan-alwan/|title=Contributors - Mohammed Hasan Alwan |website=Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> He was born in [[Riyadh]] and studied [[Computer Information Systems]] at [[King Saud University]], obtaining a bachelor's degree in 2002. He also obtained an [[MBA]] from the [[University of Portland]], [[Oregon]] in 2008 and Ph.D from [[Carleton University]], [[Ottawa]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alalwan.com/en/biography/ |title=Biography |work=AlAlwan.com |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref>


Alwan has published three novels to date: ''Saqf Elkefaya'' (2002), ''Sophia'' (2004), and ''Touq Altahara'' (2007). He also has a collection of short stories to his name. His work has appeared in translation in ''[[Banipal]]'' magazine ("Blonde Grass" and "Statistics", translated by [[Ali Azeriah]]); in ''[[The Guardian]]'' ("Oil Field", translated by [[Peter Clark (translator)|Peter Clark]]);<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/apr/18/oil-field-mohammed-hasan-alwan-story "Oil Field", ''Guardian'', 18 April 2011]</ref> and in ''[[Words Without Borders]]'' ("Mukhtar", translated by [[William M. Hutchins]]).<ref>[http://wordswithoutborders.org/article/mukhtar "Mukhtar", ''Words Without Borders'']</ref>
Alwan has published five novels to date: ''Saqf Elkefaya'' (2002), ''Sophia'' (2004), ''Touq Altahara'' (2007), "Al-Qundus" (2011), and "Mouton Sageer" (2016). His work has appeared in translation in ''[[Banipal]]'' magazine ("Blonde Grass" and "Statistics", translated by [[Ali Azeriah]]); in ''[[The Guardian]]'' ("Oil Field", translated by [[Peter Clark (translator)|Peter Clark]]);<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/18/oil-field-mohammed-hasan-alwan-story |title=Oil Field by Mohammed Hasan Alwan, translated by Peter Clark |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> and in ''[[Words Without Borders]]'' ("Mukhtar", translated by [[William M. Hutchins]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wordswithoutborders.org/article/mukhtar |first=Mohammed Hasan |last=Alwan |title=Mukhtar |work=wordswithoutborders.org |date=August 2011 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref>


In 2009-10, Alwan was chosen as one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 40 by the [[Beirut39]] project. He was also a participant in the first [[IPAF Nadwa]] in 2009. His work was published in the Beirut39 anthology (''Beirut39: New Writing from the Arab World'', edited by [[Samuel Shimon]]) and in the IPAF Nadwa anthology (''Emerging Arab Voices'', edited by [[Peter Clark (translator)|Peter Clark]]).
His work was published in the Beirut39 anthology (''Beirut39: New Writing from the Arab World'', edited by [[Samuel Shimon]]) and in the IPAF Nadwa anthology (''Emerging Arab Voices'', edited by [[Peter Clark (translator)|Peter Clark]]).

==Awards and honors==

In 2009-10, Alwan was chosen as one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 40 by the [[Beirut39]] project. He was also a participant in the first [[IPAF Nadwa]] in 2009.

In 2013, his novel, ''Al-Qundus'', was shortlisted in the [[International Prize for Arabic Fiction]] (2013).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/shortlist-international-prize-arabic-fiction.html |title=Shortlist for International Prize for Arabic Fiction |work=[[The Bookseller]] |first=Joshua |last=Farrington |date=9 January 2013 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> In 2015, Alwan won the Arab World Institute's Prix de la Littérature Arabe for ''Al-Qundus'', translated to French by Stéphanie Dujols as ''Le castor''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arablit.org/2015/09/30/mohammed-hasan-alwan-wins/ |title=Mohammed Hasan Alwan Wins Prix de la Littérature Arabe for 'The Beaver' |first=M. |last=Lynx Qualey |date=30 September 2015 |website=arablit.org |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> It was considered the best novel to be translated into French in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabicfiction.org/en/Mohammed-Hasan-Alwan|title=Mohammed Hasan Alwan {{!}} International Prize for Arabic Fiction|website=www.arabicfiction.org|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref> In 2017, he won the [[International Prize for Arabic Fiction]] for ''A Small Death'', a novel about [[Ibn Arabi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arabicfiction.org/en/winner-newsstory-2017 |title=Mohammed Hasan Alwan wins 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction |work=arabicfiction.org |author= |date=25 April 2017 |accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Sufficiency Ceiling (Novel)]]


==References==
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Mohammed Hasan Alwan
Born(1979-08-27)27 August 1979
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian
GenreNovels, short stories

Mohammed Hasan Alwan (born 27 August 1979) is a Saudi Arabian novelist.[1] He was born in Riyadh and studied Computer Information Systems at King Saud University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 2002. He also obtained an MBA from the University of Portland, Oregon in 2008 and Ph.D from Carleton University, Ottawa in 2016.[2]

Alwan has published five novels to date: Saqf Elkefaya (2002), Sophia (2004), Touq Altahara (2007), "Al-Qundus" (2011), and "Mouton Sageer" (2016). His work has appeared in translation in Banipal magazine ("Blonde Grass" and "Statistics", translated by Ali Azeriah); in The Guardian ("Oil Field", translated by Peter Clark);[3] and in Words Without Borders ("Mukhtar", translated by William M. Hutchins).[4]

His work was published in the Beirut39 anthology (Beirut39: New Writing from the Arab World, edited by Samuel Shimon) and in the IPAF Nadwa anthology (Emerging Arab Voices, edited by Peter Clark).

Awards and honors

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In 2009-10, Alwan was chosen as one of the 39 best Arab authors under the age of 40 by the Beirut39 project. He was also a participant in the first IPAF Nadwa in 2009.

In 2013, his novel, Al-Qundus, was shortlisted in the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (2013).[5] In 2015, Alwan won the Arab World Institute's Prix de la Littérature Arabe for Al-Qundus, translated to French by Stéphanie Dujols as Le castor.[6] It was considered the best novel to be translated into French in 2015.[7] In 2017, he won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for A Small Death, a novel about Ibn Arabi.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Contributors - Mohammed Hasan Alwan". Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Biography". AlAlwan.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Oil Field by Mohammed Hasan Alwan, translated by Peter Clark". The Guardian. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ Alwan, Mohammed Hasan (August 2011). "Mukhtar". wordswithoutborders.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ Farrington, Joshua (9 January 2013). "Shortlist for International Prize for Arabic Fiction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  6. ^ Lynx Qualey, M. (30 September 2015). "Mohammed Hasan Alwan Wins Prix de la Littérature Arabe for 'The Beaver'". arablit.org. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Mohammed Hasan Alwan | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". www.arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  8. ^ "Mohammed Hasan Alwan wins 2017 International Prize for Arabic Fiction". arabicfiction.org. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.


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