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Khaled Alesmael

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Born

Deir Ezzor , Syrian Arab Republic

Website

https://khaledalesmael.com/

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Syrian Swedish queer writer based in London.

His debut novel Selamlik was shortlisted for the German book prize SKOUTZ in 2018. He won the Swedish Radio Award for Short Stories in 2020.

Hi second book Gateway to the Sea contains 9 testimonies of gay men came from working class Arab countries Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Western Sahara and Saudi Arabia. It is available in German and Swedish and soon in more languages.

His writing style is compared to that of Jean Genet.

He worked for several media houses in major cities in MENA and Europe. Recognized for his journalistic achievements, Khaled was honored with the International Visitor Program to the US as an environmental journalist in 2009.

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Average rating: 3.94 · 404 ratings · 104 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Selamlik by Khaled Alesmael (Goodreads Author), Leri Price (translator) 3.85 avg rating — 322 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En port till havet : brev från arabiska bögar by Khaled Alesmael (Goodreads Author), Anna Jansson (Translator) 4.43 avg rating — 70 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En tygväska med damaskustryck by Khaled Alesmael (Goodreads Author), Fredrik Meyer (Narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein Tor zum Meer by Khaled Alesmael (Goodreads Author), Christine Battermann (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Khaled Alesmael and 17 other people liked ancientreader's review of Selamlik: "Khaled Alesmael is a queer man, born and raised in Syria where he was a journalist and cofounded a radio station; he became a refugee, made it to Sweden, and is now based in London. "Selamlik" defines its title as "a palace where men could be free wi" Read more of this review »
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Khaled Alesmael and 1 other person liked Vincent Campos's review of Selamlik: "It started out so powerful and by the 3/4 mark I felt like it ran out of steam."
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Khaled Alesmael liked Jason Mullins's review of Selamlik: "While many descriptions of the book mention homoeroticism, truly the book is a coming of age story of a boy who loves his home, Damascus. When the ravages of war took away everything except his memories of his beloved homeland l, he was forced to fle" Read more of this review »
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Khaled Alesmael and 2 other people liked Laurie Burns's review of Selamlik: "3.5 An interesting meditation on queerness, refugees and losing your home by a wonderful Syrian journalist/writer. "
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