Jalal Barjas
Jordanian journalist
Jalal Barjas (also written Jalal Barjes or Jalal Bargas; Arabic: جلال برجس; b. 1970) is a Jordanian literary author and journalist, writing in Arabic. A trained engineer, he worked as a newspaper editor and a journalist and has published in a range of genres, including poetry, short stories, novels, and literary articles.
Life and journalistic career
Barjas was born in 1970 in the village of Hanina, near Madaba, Jordan. He studied aeronautical engineering and worked in this field for years before starting with the Jordanian press as an editor in the Al-Anbat newspaper and later as a reporter for al-Dustour. He also worked as managing editor for a number of cultural magazines, such as Madaba and Pioneers.
He is now Head of the Jordanian Narrative Lab, and Editor-in-Chief of generation sound magazine. he Prepares and presents a cultural radio program entitled House of Novel . He writes cultural articles in a number of Arab newspapers and magazines.
Literary work and distinction
Among his books are two poetry collections Like Any Branch On A Tree (2008) and A Moon Without tracks (2011); a short story collection entitled The Earthquakes (2012); and the novels Guillotine of the Dreamer, Snakes of Hell, and Women of the Five Senses, the last of which was longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2019.
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