Fadia Faqir
Fadia Faqir (b. 1956) is a British Arab writer based in Durham, UK. Her work was translated into fifteen languages and published in eighteen countries. She is a Writing Fellow at St Aidan's College, Durham University, where she teaches creative writing.
Faqir’s work is written entirely in English and is the subject of much ongoing academic research and discussion, particularly for its ‘translation’ of aspects of Arab culture. It is recognised for its stylistic invention and its incorporation of issues to do with Third World women’s lives, migration, and cultural in-betweeness
“أنتِ محظوظة لأنكِ وُلدتِ مسلمة ، لأن مأواك الأخير هو الجنّة . سوف تجلسين هناك في سحابة من عطر ، وتحتسين الحليب والعسل”
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“A single slim trunkBranches that bow in a stormGreen, leathery leaves with a soft centreGlittering against blue skyWhite bark scarred, bleedingHeart wide-openBandaged, but upright she stands... (225)”
Fadia Faqir
“Her tears were not for public consumption, she used to say. (216)”
Fadia Faqir