Mohammed Hasan Alwan
Mohammed Hasan Alwan (born 27 August 1979) is a Saudi Arabian short story writer and novelist.[1] 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.[2]
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)[3]; and in Words Without Borders ("Mukhtar", translated by William M. Hutchins).[4]
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).
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