Abdullah Muhammad Issa Al Nauri Al Ali (Arabic: عبد الله محمد عيسى الناوري العلي) was an Emirati

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while other ...

and

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. He is credited as the first crime fiction author in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

, with his novel, the Arabic language ''A Neck in Search of a Necklace'', written and published in 1978 when he was 19 years of age.

Novelist

Abdullah Al Nauri was born and raised in the

Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah is the northernmost of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. The city of Ras Al Khaimah, abbreviated to RAK or RAK City, is the capital of the emirate and home to most of ...

. He joined the police force in 1975, and his experience in the police added to a childhood interest in crime literature. Although the author of only one full-length novel, he was a widely published writer of short stories and poetry. ''A Neck in Search of a Necklace'' was originally privately published by Al Nauri, but a second edition was subsequently published in 2013 by the UAE's Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development in cooperation with the Emirates Writers and Writers Union. The book has been the subject of critical acclaim and academic evaluation since its original publication, both as a pioneering effort but also for its use of language and its narrative form. It has been credited with inspiring the emergence of over 20 Emirati crime novelists. As well as the first Emirati crime novel, the book also stands as the first full-length work of fiction published in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Al Nauri passed away on April 18, 2021 at the age of 62 due to a chronic heart condition.

Works

* "''A'' ''Neck in Search of a Necklace''", 1978 and reprinted in 20013 ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nauri, Abdullah 1959 births 2021 deaths Crime fiction writers Emirati police officers Emirati novelists People from the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah