Najat Abdul Samad | |
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Native name | نجاة عبد الصمد |
Born | 1967 As-Suwayda, Syria |
Occupation | writer, gynecologist |
Language | Arabic |
Alma mater | Damascus University |
Period | 2010-present |
Genre | novels, short stories, poetry |
Notable awards | Katara Prize for Arabic Novel, 2018 |
Najat Abdul Samad, alternative spelling Najat Abed Alsamad, (Arabic: نجاة عبد الصمد, romanized: Najāt ʻAbd al-Ṣamad, born 1967, As-Suwayda, Syria), is a Syrian fiction writer, poet and gynecologist. She has published several novels, including La Ma' Yarweeha (No Water to quench their Thirst), winner of the 2018 Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel, published in a German translation. She currently lives in Berlin, Germany.[1]