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Page 1: Omani Contemporary Writers By Lydia. Oman’s Literary Tradition Ancient 9 th – 11 th century ‘Ansab al-Arab’ Salama al-Awtabi 11 th century

Omani Contemporary

WritersBy Lydia

Page 2: Omani Contemporary Writers By Lydia. Oman’s Literary Tradition Ancient 9 th – 11 th century ‘Ansab al-Arab’ Salama al-Awtabi 11 th century

Oman’s Literary Tradition

• Ancient• 9th – 11th century

• ‘Ansab al-Arab’• Salama al-Awtabi

• 11th century

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Literature Today

• 1975 – National Cultural Club• Cultural and Literary Magazines

• The New Culture, Algadeer• Ahmed al-Falahi

• The Noon• Nizwah

• Saif al-Rahbi

• Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Affairs

Page 4: Omani Contemporary Writers By Lydia. Oman’s Literary Tradition Ancient 9 th – 11 th century ‘Ansab al-Arab’ Salama al-Awtabi 11 th century

Abdulaziz Muhammed Majid al-Farsi• Born 1976 in Shinas• Senior oncology specialist at Sultani

Hospital

• Published 4 short story collections• Banipal Magazine

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Jokha al-Harthi

• Born 1978• PhD from Edinburgh

University• Associate Arabic professor at

Sultan Qaboos University• 2 collections of short stories

and 2 novels• Manamat and Sayyidat el-

Qamar• Banipal Magazine

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Saif al-Rahbi

• b. 1956 in Sroor, Oman• Educated in Cairo

• Prose and Poetry writer• Ajras al-Qatia’a• Editor-in-chief of Nizwah magazine

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‘Friends’

From the dreariness of the roadthey camebundled up in coats whose beltswere the autumn of water-springs.

Their wounds galloped over mountains and dreamsbut never made it.from the collection Rajul Min al-Rub’ al-Khali [A Man from the Empty Quarter], Beirut, 1994

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Omani Poetry

• Annual Poetry award• Many prestigious poets• Abdullah al-Taiey• Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al-Khalili• Abu Surur Humayd al-Jamii• Hilal bin Badr• Etc.

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Examples of Omani Poetry

‘Crossing’The storm that meetsnothing in its pathdies.And short sentencesare the best wayof crossing oceans. - Abdullah al-Ryami

تصادف ال التي العاصفة O شيئا طريقها في

Y[نف]ق تالقصيرة والج]م[ل

لعبور وسيلة أجمل.المحيطات

ع]بور

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Conclusion!

Contemporary Omani writers are emerging from the rich historical literary traditions of Oman into

the global world of words.This is just the beginning!

The End

نهاية

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Sources• Abdulaziz Mohammed Majid Al-Farsi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

(2011, October 1). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulaziz_Mohammed_Majid_Al-Farsi

• Alkhamyasi, S. A. (2006, April 11). A Noble Gesture for the Omani Writers.Ministry of Information, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.omanet.om/english/culture/20.asp

• Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature - Contributors - Saif al-Rahbi. (n.d.). Banipal (UK) Magazine of Modern Arab Literature. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/63/saif-al-rahbi/

• Jokha al-Harthi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2013, March 8). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jokha_al-Harthi

• Literature. (n.d.).  الرئيسية Retrieved October 10, 2013, from .الصفحةhttp://fanack.com/en/countries/oman/society-media-culture/culture/literature/

• Ryami, A. a. (n.d.). Poems from Oman - Poetry Translation Centre. Poetry Translation Centre. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.poetrytranslation.org/poems/filter


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