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Sahar Khalifeh (Arabic: سحر خليفة) (born 1941) is a Palestinian writer.[1] She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into English, French, Hebrew, German, Spanish, and many other languages. One of her best-known works is the novel Wild Thorns (1976). She has won numerous international prizes, including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz literature medal for The Image, the Icon, and the Covenant.[2]
Sahar Khalifeh was born in Nablus, Palestine, the fifth of eight girls in her family. Khalifeh reflects “I learned that I was a member of a miserable, useless, worthless sex. From childhood, I was taught to prepare myself for the risks associated with being a woman.”[3] In childhood, Khalifeh found creative outlets like reading, writing, and painting. She was married off against her will shortly after finishing high school in Amman. She describes her 13-year marriage as “miserable and devastating” and did not write during this period. She once again found refuge in books: “I indulged, just like anybody else in the educated Arab world, in the existentialist movement and existential intellectualism. Until the Occupation took place, I continued to be an existentialist.”[4]
After the 1967 defeat and subsequent occupation of the West Bank, Khalifeh began writing again. She began with “resistance poetry”, inspired by the works of Mahmoud Darwish before breaking from the limited female narratives typical in resistance literature. Her first novel, After the Defeat, followed the interactions of families in a Nablus apartment building after the war. The only manuscript of this novel was confiscated by Israeli authorities and never published. Khalifeh continued writing and her first novel, We Are Not Your Slaves Any Longer, was published in 1974, followed by her best-known novel in 1976. Wild Thorns explored class nuances under Israeli occupation. She published The Sunflower in 1980 as a sequel to Wild Thorns to focus on female narratives that were largely absent from the original story.
Khalifeh obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Birzeit University. In her autobiography, A Novel for My Story, she describes beginning life as a University student at the age of thirty-two alongside two other middle-aged friends from Nablus.[5] She continued her education in the U.S., receiving a Fulbright scholarship to complete her MA in English from the University in North Carolina Chapel Hill. She received her Ph.D. in Women’s studies and American literature from the University of Iowa. She returned to Nablus in 1988 after the start of the first intifada and began writing Bab al-Saha (Passage to the Plaza), a novel depicting women’s lives against the background of the Intifada. In 1988 Khalifeh also founded the Women’s Affairs Center in Nablus. She describes her work with women in Nablus in an interview with Penny Johnson “I didn't bring an image of an institution from abroad. I learned from ‘reality.’” Khalifeh has since opened Women’s Affairs Center branches in Gaza City, West Bank, and Amman, Jordan.
Sahar Khalifeh has continued writing, one of her recent publications أصلٌ وفصل (Root and Branch) was published in 2009 by Dar al-Adeb and translated into English as Of Noble Origins in 2012. This novel, set at the eve of Israel’s establishment, explores the stories of characters confronting the British Mandate and the Zionist movement. Khalifeh’s most recent publication of 2010 My First and Only Love follows the story of a Palestinian woman who, after many years in exile, returns home to Nablus.[6] This novel was published in English by Hoopoe in March 2021. To date, Sahar Khalifeh has published eleven novels, all of which deal with the situation of the Palestinians under occupation.
Selected works
Publications by Khalifeh
The following novels are available in translation into English:
The End of Spring (Interlink)
The Inheritance (American University in Cairo Press)
Of Noble Origins (AUC Press)
The Image, the Icon and the Covenant (Interlink)
Wild Thorns (Saqi)
Passage to the Plaza (Seagull Books)
My First and Only Love (Hoopoe)
Other novels not translated into English:
Abbad al-Shams The Sunflower (Dar al-Adab)
Rabi’ Harr Hot Spring (Dar al-Adab)
Mudhakkirāt imra’ah ghayr wāqi’īyah Memoirs of an Unrealistic Woman (Dar al-Adab)
Lam na’ud ghawārī lakum We Are not Your Slave Girls Anymore (Dar al-Adab)
Publications with contributions by Khalifeh
Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature by Salma Jayyusi (Columbia University Press), contains excerpts of her earlier work
^"Palestinian female novelist granted Naguib Mahfouz medal in Cairo." Xinhua News Agency. (Dec. 11, 2006). Gale Document Number: GALE|A155758476.
^Irving, Sarah (1 July 2013). "Palestinian novelist Sahar Khalifeh awarded Moroccan literary prize". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
External links
Arab World Books
al-Mallah, Ahmad. "Sahar Khalifa." Twentieth-Century Arabic Writers. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 346. Gale, 2009. Literature Resource Center. Gale. 17 Mar. 2009 Gale Literature Resource Center
Who Is Hidden beneath the Burqa? An Appeal to the West by Sahar Khalifa
March 04, 2023
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Hebrew September 2018 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 382 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Hebrew Wikipedia article at he סחר ח ליפה see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated he סחר ח ליפה to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Sahar Khalifeh Arabic سحر خليفة born 1941 is a Palestinian writer 1 She has written eleven novels which have been translated into English French Hebrew German Spanish and many other languages One of her best known works is the novel Wild Thorns 1976 She has won numerous international prizes including the 2006 Naguib Mahfouz literature medal for The Image the Icon and the Covenant 2 Sahar Khalifehسحر خليفةBorn1941Nablus British Mandate for PalestineOccupation s writer novelist feministAwardsNaguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 2 1 Publications by Khalifeh 2 2 Publications with contributions by Khalifeh 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditSahar Khalifeh was born in Nablus Palestine the fifth of eight girls in her family Khalifeh reflects I learned that I was a member of a miserable useless worthless sex From childhood I was taught to prepare myself for the risks associated with being a woman 3 In childhood Khalifeh found creative outlets like reading writing and painting She was married off against her will shortly after finishing high school in Amman She describes her 13 year marriage as miserable and devastating and did not write during this period She once again found refuge in books I indulged just like anybody else in the educated Arab world in the existentialist movement and existential intellectualism Until the Occupation took place I continued to be an existentialist 4 After the 1967 defeat and subsequent occupation of the West Bank Khalifeh began writing again She began with resistance poetry inspired by the works of Mahmoud Darwish before breaking from the limited female narratives typical in resistance literature Her first novel After the Defeat followed the interactions of families in a Nablus apartment building after the war The only manuscript of this novel was confiscated by Israeli authorities and never published Khalifeh continued writing and her first novel We Are Not Your Slaves Any Longer was published in 1974 followed by her best known novel in 1976 Wild Thorns explored class nuances under Israeli occupation She published The Sunflower in 1980 as a sequel to Wild Thorns to focus on female narratives that were largely absent from the original story Khalifeh obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Birzeit University In her autobiography A Novel for My Story she describes beginning life as a University student at the age of thirty two alongside two other middle aged friends from Nablus 5 She continued her education in the U S receiving a Fulbright scholarship to complete her MA in English from the University in North Carolina Chapel Hill She received her Ph D in Women s studies and American literature from the University of Iowa She returned to Nablus in 1988 after the start of the first intifada and began writing Bab al Saha Passage to the Plaza a novel depicting women s lives against the background of the Intifada In 1988 Khalifeh also founded the Women s Affairs Center in Nablus She describes her work with women in Nablus in an interview with Penny Johnson I didn t bring an image of an institution from abroad I learned from reality Khalifeh has since opened Women s Affairs Center branches in Gaza City West Bank and Amman Jordan Sahar Khalifeh has continued writing one of her recent publications أصل وفصل Root and Branch was published in 2009 by Dar al Adeb and translated into English as Of Noble Origins in 2012 This novel set at the eve of Israel s establishment explores the stories of characters confronting the British Mandate and the Zionist movement Khalifeh s most recent publication of 2010 My First and Only Love follows the story of a Palestinian woman who after many years in exile returns home to Nablus 6 This novel was published in English by Hoopoe in March 2021 To date Sahar Khalifeh has published eleven novels all of which deal with the situation of the Palestinians under occupation Selected works EditPublications by Khalifeh Edit The following novels are available in translation into English The End of Spring Interlink The Inheritance American University in Cairo Press Of Noble Origins AUC Press The Image the Icon and the Covenant Interlink Wild Thorns Saqi Passage to the Plaza Seagull Books My First and Only Love Hoopoe Other novels not translated into English Abbad al Shams The Sunflower Dar al Adab Rabi Harr Hot Spring Dar al Adab Mudhakkirat imra ah ghayr waqi iyah Memoirs of an Unrealistic Woman Dar al Adab Lam na ud ghawari lakum We Are not Your Slave Girls Anymore Dar al Adab Publications with contributions by Khalifeh Edit Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature by Salma Jayyusi Columbia University Press contains excerpts of her earlier workAwards Edit2006 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature for The Image the Icon and the Covenant 7 2013 The Mohamed Zafzaf Prize Morocco 8 References Edit Sahar Khalifeh International Prize for Arabic Fiction Retrieved 2018 11 29 Sahar Khalifeh Hoopoe Retrieved 2021 07 28 My Life Myself and the World Al Jadid www aljadid com Retrieved 2021 08 16 Johnson Penny Khalifeh Sahar July 1990 Uprising of a Novelist Penny Johnson Interviews Sahar Khalifeh The Women s Review of Books 7 10 11 24 doi 10 2307 4020815 ISSN 0738 1433 JSTOR 4020815 Khalifeh Sahar 18 March 2020 University Student Words Without Borders Retrieved 2021 08 16 the glasshouse novel 1936 kfresh ca Retrieved 2021 08 16 Palestinian female novelist granted Naguib Mahfouz medal in Cairo Xinhua News Agency Dec 11 2006 Gale Document Number GALE A155758476 Irving Sarah 1 July 2013 Palestinian novelist Sahar Khalifeh awarded Moroccan literary prize The Electronic Intifada Retrieved 2018 11 29 External links EditBio bibliography in French on the site Samed devoted to palestinian literature Arab World Books al Mallah Ahmad Sahar Khalifa Twentieth Century Arabic Writers Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol 346 Gale 2009 Literature Resource Center Gale 17 Mar 2009 Gale Literature Resource Center Who Is Hidden beneath the Burqa An Appeal to the West by Sahar Khalifa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sahar Khalifeh amp oldid 1135789848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
